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List for “Terra Cognita”
The countries are named in the order in which they appear in the grid.
4 countries with land inside the Arctic Circle
Sweden, Russia, Canada, United States
3 major Axis powers of World War II
Italy, Germany, Japan
4 “BRIC” countries
Brazil, Russia, India, China
4 non-African countries that straddle the Tropic of Cancer
India, Myanmar, Bagladesh, Oman
10 European countries using the Euro as their official currency
France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Belgium, Austria, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Cyprus
8 countries with red and white flags
Peru, Turkey, Canada, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, Poland, Japan
7 countries with four-letter names in English
Cuba, Fiji, Peru, Mali, Laos, Iran, Togo
7 countries where French is an official language
Togo, Haiti, Belgium, Canada, Gabon, Switzerland, France
7 G20 countries with prime ministers
Canada, United Kingdom, France, Japan, Saudi Arabia, India, Italy
4 countries of the Himalayas
Bhutan, India, Nepal, China
5 landlocked European countries
Switzerland, Macedonia, Liechtenstein, Czech Republic, Austria
3 present-day countries where ancient Mayans lived
Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador
3 European microstates
Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City
5 hereditary monarchies in Asia
Thailand, Bhutan, Cambodia, Brunei, Japan
7 original NATO countries
Canada, Norway, France, Portugal, Italy, Denmark, United States
3 countries that border Niger
Benin, Nigeria, Libya
4 countries through which the Nile and its tributaries flow
Sudan, Egypt, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo
3 Asian countries that have hosted Olympic Games
Japan, South Korea, China
6 present-day countries once part of the Ottoman Empire
Turkey, Syria, Qatar, Lebanon, Kuwait, Cyprus
3 countries where childhood polio is endemic
Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan
5 most populated countries in North America after the US
Canada, Guatemala, Haiti, Mexico, Cuba
7 countries with populations over 100 million in 2011
India, China, Pakistan, United States, Mexico, Bangladesh, Brazil
4 countries where Portuguese is an official language
Brazil, Mozambique, Angola, Portugal
5 Saharan countries
Mauritania, Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Mali
7 countries with the highest sheep population in 2007
New Zealand, China, India, Iran, United Kingdom, Sudan, Australia
4 countries with a Shiite Muslim majority
Iraq, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Iran
3 Slavic countries
Slovenia, Macedonia, Croatia
5 South American countries lying entirely south of the Equator
Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina
3 island nations of the South Pacific
New Zealand, Nauru, Samoa
4 countries whose names end in -stan
Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan
5 countries where Sunni Muslims are the majority
Turkey, Egypt, Pakistan, Yemen, Saudi Arabia
5 countries most visited by international tourists in 2011
Italy, China, Spain, United States, France
4 “United” countries, in official name
United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Mexican States, United States of America
5 permanent members of the United Nations Security Council
China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States
8 countries with the letter z in their English names
Czech Republic, Tanzania, Switzerland, Kazakhstan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Venezuela, Azerbaijan, Zimbabwe
