Across
- 3. Government by the people
- 8. Large major city
- 9. Independent political state
- 10. Government led by royalty
- 13. Line separating areas
- 14. State ruled by a king or queen
- 15. State without a monarch
- 17. Political boundary
- 20. Union of self-governing states
- 23. Rule by one person
- 25. Politically organized territory
Down
- 1. Government by religion
- 2. Administrative division
- 4. Territory controlled by another
- 5. Loose union of states
- 6. Organized political area
- 7. Absolute authoritarian rule
- 11. Sparsely settled border area
- 12. State ruling many territories
- 16. State within another state
- 18. Rule by a few
- 19. Defined territorial area
- 21. Separated territory
- 22. People under one government
- 24. Seat of government