| NEPAL | Landlocked mountainous Asian country (56,956 sq miles; pop about 28 million (5) |
| LESOTHO | Landlocked mountainous country forming an enclave in South Africa (7) |
| FRESH | The Antarctic Ice Sheet has a volume of 28 million cubic km (about 6.7 million cubic miles), which represents 70 percent of the _____ water in the world (5) |
| TIBET | It turns up to wager on mountainous Asian land (5) |
| DELHI | Asian metropolis of 28+ million |
| OZONE | Gas, about 28 gm? (5) |
| OUNCE | Weight of about 28 slams (5) |
| COUNT | Deceive Tory leader about 28 matter (5) |
| MINAJ | Nicki with 28 million Twitter followers |
| ZAIRE | Former name for large country in southcentral Africa (about 900,000 sq miles; pop about 18 million) (5) |
| NIGER | Country in west Africa (460,000 sq miles; pop about 20 million), independent since 1960 (5) |
| LIBYA | Country in northern Africa (679- 216 sq miles; pop about six million) (5) |
| GHANA | Country in west Africa (92,697 sq miles; pop about 30 million), independent since 1957 (5) |
| HAITI | Caribbean country (10,710 sq miles; pop about 12 million), independent since 1904 (5) |
| SUDAN | Country in north-east Africa (728,415 sq miles; pop: about 49 million (5) |
| EGYPT | Country in north Africa (396,158 sq miles; pop about 110 million) (5) |
| ITALY | Country in southern Europe (116,347 sq miles; pop about 60 million), a founder member of the European Common Market (5) |
| IRANI | Citizen of a large country in the Middle East (36,372 sq miles); pop about 83 million (5) |
| SPAIN | Large European country (95,360 sq miles; pop about 48 million). It joined the EU in 1986 (5) |
| LETTS | The people of a country in north-east Europe (25,590 sq miles; pop about 2 million (5) |