Countries (2)

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. Biggest country in the world by area (6)
  2. 5. A landlocked socialist republic in central Asia (8)
  3. 7. Country north of the USA known for maple syrup (6)
  4. 9. A former republic in central Europe (14)
  5. 11. A republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea (8)
  6. 12. A republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea (7)
  7. 14. Largest country in South America (6)
  8. 16. A republic in southern South America (9)

Down

  1. 1. Country in Asia with the Taj Mahal (5)
  2. 2. A member of a Buddhist people inhabiting the area of the Mekong River in ___ and Thailand (plural) (4)
  3. 4. North American republic containing 50 ___ - 48 conterminous ___ in North America plus Alaska (12)
  4. 6. The capital and largest city of ___ (10)
  5. 8. A republic at the ___ part of ___ (11)
  6. 10. An absolute monarchy occupying most of the ___ Peninsula in southwest Asia (11)
  7. 13. European country whose capital is Berlin (7)
  8. 15. A small landlocked Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and China (5)