| SHARJAH | Third largest and third most populous of the United Arab Emirates (7) |
| DUBAI | Second-most populous of the United Arab Emirates |
| ONTARIO | The most-populous of the 10 provinces of a country with a maple leaf as its main national symbol (7) |
| OAHU | Third-largest and most populous of the islands of Hawaii, known as the Gathering Place (4) |
| REUNION | Located in the Indian Ocean, which is the most populous of France's overseas departments? (7) |
| LEITRIM | Least populous of the OBC 32 counties of Ireland, named from the Irish for "grey ridge" (7) |
| SAOMIGUEL | Largest and most populous of the Azores, nicknamed 'The Green Island' (3,6) |
| RAROTONGA | Largest and most populous of the Cook Islands, lying south of Aitutaki (9) |
| CRETE | The largest and most populous of the Greek islands (5) |
| TENERIFE | The largest and most populous of the Canary Islands (8) |
| TRUCIAL | The former name, until 1971, of the United Arab Emirates (7) |
| TAHITI | Which is the largest and most populous of the 118 islands which make up French Polynesia? (6) |
| BROOKLYN | Most populous of the five boroughs of New York City, on the SW end of Long Island (8) |
| IBIZA | Second most populous of the Balearic Islands |
| NYASA | Third-largest and second-deepest lake of Africa, forming most of the eastern border of Malawi with Tanzania and Mozambique (5) |
| CHINA | The third largest and second most populous country in the world (5) |
| GUATEMALA | Westernmost, third-largest and most populous country of Central America (9) |
| ABUDHABI | Situated on the Persian Gulf coast and once a thriving pearl-diving community prior to the discovery of oil, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (3,5) |
| CYPRUS | Third-largest and most easterly island in the Mediterranean Sea |
| NSW | Most populous of six states, for short |
