| EASTTIMOR | Once a colony of Portugal, then occupied by Indonesia, this southeast Asian country achieved indepen |
| THAILAND | A fireworks factory exploded in this SE Asian country (8) |
| KENT | The Channel port of Dover is in this southeast English county |
| SPECIFIC | So occupied by muscle condition in particular |
| DEPARTS | Goes quickly around Spain and Portugal then leaves (7) |
| GHANA | Situated on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea, this country achieved independence in 1957 under the leadership of Kwame Nkrumah. |
| INDONESIA | Jakarta is the capital of this SE Asian republic |
| MYANMAR | Cyclone Nargis recently devastated this SE Asian republic |
| MEXICO | Which country achieved independence from Spain in 1821? (6) |
| MACAU | Resort city (once a colony of Portugal) dubbed the'Las Vegas of Asia' |
| GOA | State in India once a colony of Portugal |
| TIMOR | East _, small Southeast Asian country; a former colony of Portugal (5) |
| HONG | Once a colony of the British Empire, ... Kong |
| GEOTHERMAL | The US is the biggest producer of this type of energy, followed by Indonesia and the Philippines (10) |
| PORTUGAL | Until it was annexed by Indonesia, East Timor was an overseas province of this European nation |
| VIETNAM | Bats native to a bit of marsh in southeast Asian country (7) |
| IRIANJAYA | Former name for the western part of New Guinea, annexed by Indonesia in 1962 |
| WEST | Portion of New Guinea appropriated by Indonesia (4,5) |
| BURMA | Name, until 1989, of southeast Asian country Myanmar |
| CAMBODIA | Southeast Asian country with a temple on its flag |
