| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| LIBYA | North African nation |
| SUDAN | North African nation |
| TUNISIA | North African nation |
| MALI | Landlocked North African nation |
| NORW | North Atl. nation |
| USA | Nation north of Mex. |
| MALTA | Nation north of Sicily |
| NETH | North Sea nation: Abbr. |
| NETH | North Sea nation (abbr.) |
| PERU | Nation north of Chile |
| ERITREA | Nation north of Ethiopia |
| NEWGUINEA | Nation north of Australia |
| SURINAME | Nation north of Brazil |
| FIJI | Nation north of New Zealand |
| CANADA | Nation north of North Dakota |
| TUVALU | Coral island nation north of Fiji |
| CHILE | Nation north of the Drake Passage |
| PUTIN | He's the first leader of his nation to visit North Korea |
