| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ZAIRE | Former country name |
| PERSIA | Former name of Asian country. |
| ZAIRE | Former name of sub-Saharan Africa's largest country |
| UAR | Former Mideast country |
| ZAIRE | Former African country |
| USSR | Former communist country |
| TNN | Former country network |
| USSR | Former communist country, briefly |
| ABERDEEN | Former country in Scotland |
| TNN | Former country music network |
| USSR | Moscow's former country: Abbr. |
| GDR | Former country in Eur. |
| NUBIA | Former country of NE Africa. |
| TNN | Former country music TV station |
| KOREA | Former country on its own peninsula |
