{"id":453,"date":"2025-05-22T09:22:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T04:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chsemale.edu.mv\/?p=453"},"modified":"2025-05-22T09:25:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T04:25:14","slug":"countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chsemale.edu.mv\/index.php\/2025\/05\/22\/countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-454\" src=\"https:\/\/chsemale.edu.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/countries.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chsemale.edu.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/countries.png 624w, https:\/\/chsemale.edu.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/countries-300x172.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>ACROSS<\/b><\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Uses watermelons as an alternative to symbolise their flag<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Owns the largest island in the world<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Largest country by area in the world<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Went to war against a species of birds<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Known for their romantic architecture<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>DOWN<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Country in Africa completely surrounded by another country<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Has the most Atolls in the world<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Known for having legendary football players<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Country with the largest muslim population<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> African Country that was never colonized by Europeans<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Largest spice producer in the world<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0By: Aneef Adam<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a011-S8 (Batch 2026)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-flip-2089f70c\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-flip anim flipY\"><div class=\"o-flip-inner\"><div class=\"o-flip-front\"><div class=\"o-flip-content\"><h3><strong><em>ANSWERS<\/em><\/strong><\/h3><p><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"o-flip-back\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ACROSS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. 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