Countries of Asia

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  1. 5. Himalayan country that includes Mount Everest on its border
  2. 6. island nation with over 1000 islands, most of which are uninhabited
  3. 11. home to the world's oldest astronomical tower
  4. 13. one of the most obese countries in the world, this country once held a camel race with robot jockeys instead of humans
  5. 14. home to the world's largest roundabout
  6. 17. bubble tea!
  7. 18. "Land of the Rising Sun"
  8. 20. after years of civil war that has decimated medical facilities, this country was recently hit with two huge earthquakes
  9. 22. site of a horrific civil war that somehow also involved the US from 1955-1975
  10. 24. island nation home to the fastest pedestrians in the world
  11. 25. home to the Ra's al Hadd Turtle Reserve, where a large number of turtles migrate to lay their eggs every year
  12. 26. Epic of Gilgamesh
  13. 27. home to the world's oldest Christian bathedral
  14. 28. this country's name gets you major Scrabble points
  15. 30. one of the world's top producers of cinnamon, and was once visited by Mahatma Gandhi
  16. 31. komodo dragons
  17. 33. home to the beautiful Bibi-Khanym Mosque
  18. 37. Bengal tigers
  19. 38. arguably the most tightly controlled and isolated country in the world
  20. 44. tea drinkers in this country often swirl fruit jam into their tea
  21. 45. home to the world's largest residential palace
  22. 46. mention this state's name at a dinner party and you'll probably start a fight (not UN-recognized)
  23. 47. in the 70s, a Communist group in this country emptied all the cities and tried to make the country an "agricultural powerhouse"
Down
  1. 1. this country occupies half of the island that makes up part of its name
  2. 2. considered the cultural capital of the Arab World
  3. 3. Christopher Columbus thought he landed here, but he definitely did not
  4. 4. people from this country tend to be very, very short
  5. 7. during World War II, this island nation was the site of a number of Prisoner of War (POW) camps
  6. 8. birthplace of Islam
  7. 9. pandas!
  8. 10. this country is famous for the Taliban and growing poppy flowers
  9. 12. previously a British colony named "Burma"
  10. 15. this country has a number of religious sites claimed by Jews, Christians, and Muslims
  11. 16. the term "Siamese twins" comes from this country's previous name
  12. 17. home to the world's largest indoor Ferris wheel
  13. 19. this country's name is also a common name for boys and girls in the US
  14. 21. this country, once home to a large Jewish population, is now almost entirely Muslim
  15. 23. this country's name is also the name of a US state
  16. 29. this country's name sounds like a bird in English
  17. 32. this country hosted the FIFA World Cup amid numerous reports of abuse of migrant workers hired to build the stadium
  18. 34. "Land of the Thunder Dragon"
  19. 35. Genghis Khan
  20. 36. the famous Sufi poet Rumi is from here
  21. 39. this island country is supposedly the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite
  22. 40. it is believed that all the apples on earth originally come from this country
  23. 41. this country is made up of more man-made islands than natural islands
  24. 42. half of the world's handsewn soccer balls come from here
  25. 43. their flag has a tree!