Solve these clues to fill the grid.
- A country on the northeastern coast of Central America on the Caribbean
- 3 Across
- Island country in Asia with Tokyo as its capital
- 5 Across
- A republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea
- 6 Across
- A republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean
- 10 Across
- A landlocked republic to the south of Russia and to the northeast of the Caspian Sea
- 11 Across
- A constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the ___ Peninsula
- 14 Across
- A republic in central Europe
- 16 Across
- A military dictatorship in northern Africa on the Mediterranean
- 1 Down
- A republic in western South America
- 2 Down
- A republic in northwestern South America
- 4 Down
- A republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands
- 7 Down
- A republic in southern South America
- 8 Down
- The largest island in the world
- 9 Down
- A landlocked republic in central Europe
- 12 Down
- A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula
- 13 Down
- A communist state in the Caribbean on the island of ___
- 15 Down