| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| EMERGENT | Newborn, as a nation |
| JAP | As. nation |
| CONGO | Nation once known as Zaire |
| IRAN | Nation once known as Persia |
| SOGOES | "As Maine goes, ... the nation." |
| BENIN | Nation once known as Dahomey |
| MALI | Nation formerly known as French Sudan |
| MAINE | "As ... goes, so goes the nation." |
| DEMON | Rum, as personified by Carrie Nation. |
| GHANA | Nation once known as Gold Coast |
| NAURU | Pacific nation once known as Pleasant Island |
| ERIE | People also known as the Cat Nation |
| HAITI | Caribbean nation with French as an official language |
| NAURU | Island nation that uses the Australian dollar as currency |
