Solve these clues to fill the grid.
- An Arab country on the peninsula of ___
- 3 Across
- A mountainous republic in central Europe
- 5 Across
- An Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean
- 6 Across
- A landlocked republic in eastern Africa
- 7 Across
- A landlocked republic in south central South America
- 10 Across
- A republic on the island of ___
- 11 Across
- Island country in Asia with Tokyo as its capital
- 12 Across
- A republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean coast
- 14 Across
- A republic in northern South America on the Caribbean
- 16 Across
- A republic in the western Balkans in south-central Europe in the eastern Adriatic coastal area
- 1 Down
- A republic in southeastern Europe
- 2 Down
- A republic in Central America
- 4 Down
- A landlocked republic to the south of Russia and to the northeast of the Caspian Sea
- 8 Down
- A landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia
- 9 Down
- A constitutional monarchy in northern Europe
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- A republic in northwestern Africa on the coast of the Atlantic
- 15 Down