Countries in the British Empire

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Country with pyramids and the Nile (5)
  2. 4. Country and continent known for kangaroos (9)
  3. 8. A parliamentary democracy on the island of ___ (8)
  4. 10. Country in Asia with the Taj Mahal (5)
  5. 11. A former state in East Africa (10)
  6. 13. Land of the free; the USA (7)
  7. 14. A republic in eastern Africa (5)
  8. 16. A mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal (5)

Down

  1. 1. A landlocked republic in eastern Africa (6)
  2. 3. An ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea (9)
  3. 5. A republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea (5)
  4. 6. Formerly a Crown Colony on the coast of southern China in Guangdong province (8)
  5. 7. The region of ___ on the ___ Peninsula (6)
  6. 9. A country in southeastern Asia on the island of ___ (9)
  7. 12. A republic in the Middle East in western Asia (4)
  8. 15. A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula (4)