| ISRAELIS | Citizens of state in western Asia (about 8,000 sq miles; pop 9 million), independent since 1948 (8) |
| ISRAEL | A country in western Asia (about 8,000 sq miles; pop about 10 million), independent since 1948 (6) |
| PARAGUAYAN | Citizen of state bordering Argentina (10) |
| DACCA | Former name of a capital city in Asia (pop 9 million), once called "The Venice of the East" (5) |
| TOGO | A country in West Africa (pop about 9 million), independent from France since 1960 (4) |
| QATAR | State in Western Asia whose capital is Doha (5) |
| MYANMAR | Country in south-east Asia (261,789; pop about 55 million), independent since 1948 (7) |
| EGREMONT | Town in north-west England (pop about 8,000), with a market charter since 1267 (8) |
| SAARLAND | State in western Germany, on the French border (8) |
| BICYCLES | According to a song written by Mike Batt and sung by Katie Melua, there are nine million what in Beijing? (8) |
| ALTITUDE | - sickness; mountaineer's condition caused by lack of oxygen that can occur at heights of 8,000 ft or more (8) |
| SIAM | Old name for a country in south-east Asia (about 200,000 sq miles; pop about 70 million (4) |
| BORNEO | Large island in south-east Asia (about 300,000 sq miles; pop about 23 million) (6) |
| AUSTRIA | Country in central Europe (32,86 sq miles; pop about 9 million), which joined the EU in 1995 (7) |
| BHUTAN | Small mountainous kingdom in southern Asia (about 18,000 sq miles; pop about 800,000) (6) |
| NEPAL | Country in south Asia (about 57,000 sq miles; pop 30 million (5) |
| TIROL | A mountainous state in western Austria (4,853 sq miles; pop about 700,000) (5) |
| OGADEN | Region of north-east Africa (126,282 sq miles; pop about 9 million) (6) |
| INVERNESS | Small city in Florida (pop about 8,000), incorporated in 1919 (9) |
| THURSO | Town in Highland Region (pop about 8,000), a burgh of barony from 1633 (6) |
