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Alphabet Game: Countries Edition

Xu, an independent state of the Chinese Bronze Age that controlled much of the Huai River valley for at least two centuries.
 
Zimbabwe is a South African country located between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. The country has 16 official languages: Chewa, Chibarwe, English, Kalanga, “Koisan” (presumably Tsoa), Nambya, Ndau, IsiNdebele, Shangani, Shona, “sign language” (Zimbabwean sign languages), SeSotho, Tonga, Tswana, TshiVenda and IsiXhosa.
 
(shouldn't we have a Y in there?)

Yugoslavia --- Originally the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, then the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, next the Democratic Federal Yugoslavia, after that the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia, and finally the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia before breaking up

And skipping to A now
 
Albania - Only Muslim majority country in Europe (I think! I remember hearing that somewhere before)
 
East Timor, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
 
Honduras

The five stars on the Honduran flag represent the five countries of Central America. With the middle star representing Honduras, because it’s the only country that touches four of the CA countries.
 
Ifat Sultanate, a medieval muslim state in the eastern portion of the Horn of Africa
 
Kiribati, officially the Republic of Kiribati, straddles both the equator and the 180th meridian.
 
Laos

Nong Fa Lake – a crater lake high in the mountains of southeastern Laos – is feared and respected by locals, who refuse to swim in it. Legend has it, a man-eating monster lives at the bottom. Nong Fa (which translates to ‘blue lake’ or ‘sky lake’) is quite remote, and can be reached by only the most intrepid explorers.
 
Oman

Muscat is the capital and largest metropolitan city of Oman. Low-lying white buildings typify most of Muscat’s urban landscape, while the port-district of Muttrah, with its corniche and harbour, form the north-eastern periphery of the city.
 
Portugal, whose alliance with England is the oldest alliance in the world that is still in force.
 
Qatar
 
The Roman Republic, which became an empire in 27 BCE, upon Gaius Octavius Thurinus becoming Augustus
 
Sri Lanka

The oldest living tree known to be planted by man is in Sri Lanka. Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura has been tended continuously for over 2,000 years. It was grown from a cutting brought from Bodh Gaya in India, the tree under which Buddha is said to have found enlightenment.
 
Vanuatu, which declared its independence during the Coconut War
 
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