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Hint Country Led by King Mswati III Linked with Rwanda under colonial rule Belligerent in the Cold War, opposed to the USSR More languages than any other country Comprised of 17,508 islands Flanders is a constituent part This is (was, some of it) Sparta Minsk is the capital Four-letter south east Asian state Home of baseball's Rafael Palmeiro IKEA furniture is from here A genocide here in 1994 cost a million lives A man, a plan, a canal... Sometimes referred to as Chinese Taipei Ruled by the Al-Khalifa family A popular tourist destination here is Dubrovnik Most Formula 1 world champions per capita Borders the UK Scene of 2001 invasion by US and allies Former Dutch colony on mainland South America Alexander the Great originated here Not Conakry, but... The only Central American country to border four others Home of the ancient civilisation of Nubia Ceausescu ruled as a dictator here Long, thin, Andean country Writer Albert Camus was born here Known as Southern Rhodesia under colonial rule Smallest of the Benelux countries Large African island, famous for its unique wildlife Formerly adjoined to Serbia Smallest by area in mainland Africa Homeland of Genghis Khan Reunified when the wall came down South American country that borders Central America South-eastern corner of the Arabian peninsula Alpine principality Nicknamed 'Land of the Long White Cloud' The erstwhile finish of the Paris-Dakar rally Home of Barack Obama's paternal ancestors Contains the port of Aden Where to go if you're pining for the fjords Easternmost French-speaking African country Home of poet Derek Walcott Gamal Abdel Nasser ruled here from the 1950s to 1970 Cuts down more trees per year than any other country Birkirkara is the largest city The head of state here was for a time the world's richest man The only African country never colonised by Europeans Known as Nyasaland under colonial rule Its flag includes three green diamonds 100m champion Usain Bolt was born here Home of track star Kim Collins The Federated States of... A republic in central Africa (yes, that one) Indian Ocean islands including the most common first three letters among countries Once had a King Zog Machu Picchu, lost Incan city, was discovered here Renault cars are from here Scene of the iconic 1943 film starring Ingrid Begman and Humphrey Bogart The larger of the two landlocked countries in the Americas Spanish for 'the saviour' Baffin Island is part of this country Formerly part of Ethiopia Invaded by the US in 1983

Hint Country Island powered by geothermic energy A 2009 coup saw Manuel Zelaya lose power here First of the Baltic states to qualify for a major football tournament Named after a very wise Biblical king World's largest cricket-playing nation Disputed by Greece and Turkey One letter short of a noted NFL quarterback Tashkent is capital Green Cape, in Portuguese Formerly known as Dahomey One of its citizens was convicted for the Lockerbie bombing Prince Albert is head of state in this tiny European nation Africa's only Spanish-speaking country The smaller of the two landlocked countries in the Americas Birthplace of Mozart Footballer George Weah ran for president here Sfax is a major city here Its flag includes a cedar tree Smallest in the world A war here in the 1960s and 1970s cost over 2 million lives Hugo Chavez is the socialist leader here Only country beginning with Q Hard to spell Co-host with Ukraine of Euro 2012 football championship Former British territory in Central America Gained independence from South Africa in 1990 Winter Olympic host 1984, before independence Capital is Port Vila Smallest country to produce a Masters-winning golfer The Petronas Towers, here, were briefly the world's tallest buildings Holland is a constituent part Cities include Port Harcourt, Calabar and Benin City Land of the Rising Sun Vesuvius and Etna could and do erupt here Namesake of onetime Chicago Bulls #23 Indian Ocean island archipelago, northeast of Madagascar Juan Perón, Leopoldo Galtieri and Carlos Menem are all former leaders The only country whose flag has four horizontal stripes only The westernmost Slavic state The bulk of this Eurasian country is known as Anatolia First ever hosts and champions of the football World Cup Formerly part of Indonesia; independent in 2002 Sandwiched between Ukraine and Romania Idi Amin and Milton Obote have ruled here Flag is a yellow disc on a blue background Smallest country by area in Central Asia Home country of Astana cycling team Totally surrounded by South Africa Westernmost former Yugoslav state, by land borders Hit by a devastating cyclone in 2008 Capital here is Bratislava Caspian Sea state, scene of some action in Bond film 'The World is not Enough' President is Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Scene of 2003 invasion by US and allies Timbuktu is located here Known as the Gold Coast in the colonial era Owners of the Galapagos Islands Dubai and Sharjah are among its constituent parts Host of 2009 global climate conference Largest city is Quezon City Once known as Portuguese East Africa The smallest non-European country in area Formerly known as East Pakistan Kim Il-Sung is Eternal President, despite being dead Locked between Georgia, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Iran

Hint Country Pyrenean principality Its capital is Ouagadougou Borders more countries than any other in Africa The island of Zanzibar is part of this country This Saharan country scores lowest of all on the Human Development Index Tiny Himalayan state Island chain located between Madagascar and East Africa Assailants of the Alamo Located between Martinique and Guadeloupe The world famous Sandy Lane hotel is found here Northernmost Baltic state The newest state of all Borders both Libya and Cameroon The only country in South America to have hosted Test cricket Omar Bongo was president for 42 years until his death in 2009 Home of cricket star Vivian Richards Tswana and English are its official languages African state famous for its copper industry St Paul converted on the road to this country's capital Only European country to border Russia to the west The Gurkha fighting force originates here Known in its own language as Magyarország Established by Sir Stamford Raffles in 1819 Administers Hong Kong and Macau Hitler and Napoleon were foolish enough to invade Homeland of Franz Ferdinand assassin The nearest Caribbean nation to the US mainland Formerly known as the Gilbert Islands Includes the island of Phuket Wartorn state on the horn of Africa Annexed by Iraq in 1991 Capital is the Queen of Spain Most populous former Soviet state, excluding Russia Formerly known as Kampuchea Its capital is the only one beginning with I Football stars Samuel Eto'o and Roger Milla hail from here Home country of rugby star Brian Lima Borders Costa Rica to the south The westernmost Saharan country Home of footballer Emmanuel Adebayor Banking, chocolate, cuckoo clocks, neutrality (most stereotypes per capita) Funded Christopher Columbus Formerly known as Persia Gained independence from the US in 1986 Dominates the interior of the Arabian peninsula Kim chi (food) is popular here Saint Thomas, translated, Portuguese islands Three other countries contain its name in theirs Had the largest empire in history Had the heaviest king on record The exclave of Cabinda is part of this African state Home of baseball's Albert Pujols Home of football star Didier Drogba Formerly known as Ceylon Mainland Europe's westernmost Bordered by Guinea and Liberia The capital is named after Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza Soweto is a notable settlement here Invaded by Russia in 2008 Jewish homeland Funafuti is the capital 'Rich Coast' in its native language Suffered an horrendous earthquake in 2010 Home of the digeridoo Home of cricket star Brian Lara

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