Countries

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. A landlocked socialist republic in central Asia (8)
  2. 4. A republic in central Africa (5)
  3. 9. A mountainous republic in central Europe (7)
  4. 10. A republic on the western coast of central Africa (8)
  5. 12. An absolute monarchy occupying most of the ___ Peninsula in southwest Asia (11)
  6. 14. A republic on the Isthmus of ___ (6)
  7. 15. The largest island in the world (9)
  8. 16. Country in Asia with the Great Wall (5)

Down

  1. 1. A country on western coast of Africa (5)
  2. 3. A mountainous landlocked country in central Asia (11)
  3. 5. A republic in western Africa on the Atlantic (6)
  4. 6. Large bird eaten at Thanksgiving (6)
  5. 7. Island country in Asia with Tokyo as its capital (5)
  6. 8. A republic in northern South America on the Caribbean (9)
  7. 11. Country north of the USA known for maple syrup (6)
  8. 13. Largest country in South America (6)