It's the only papal state left in the world
Vatican City
Two-letter named exec with letters NOT in alphabetical order
JM
A Daschund
Dog
Getting smaller in population: Auckland, Wellington...
Christchurch
When the native people of Peru were invaded in 1532, this language was introduced, still used in Peru to this day
Spanish
It's the internet domain name for this country
Russia
Though this city has existed for well over 2,500 yrs., it wasn't the capital of Afghanistan until 1776
Kabul
Anagram of ‘Diande’
A Bengal
Tiger
Of Prime Ministers: Jacinda Ardern, Bill English...
John Key
Lima
It's flour and fat cooked together; a word originating from this language
French
This island capital is said to have been founded in the 9th century by the Viking Ingólfur Arnarson
Reykjavik
A Merino
Sheep
In an alphabet: Alpha, Beta...
Gamma
This ancient empire resided in modern day Peru, famous for building the citadel of Machu Picchu
The Incas
It's the name of a fictional, young mammal from Winnie the Pooh, whose mother's name can be joined to create the name of this species
Kangaroo
The largest continent; it's also the continent that's home to the most people
South Pole
Sounds like the shortened form of the specialisation of engineering related to physics and moving things
Meka
A Hydra
Dragon
Food Places, alphabetically: Earth's Kitchen, Kiwi Kai
Lemongrass
Red
It means feeling very sorry about an event, also a synonym of this six-letter verb
Regret
The 47 large administrative regions of this Asian country aren't called provinces or states but prefectures
Japan
A Mustang
Horse
In a sequence: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3...
5
It's the mountain range that passes right through Peru
Andes
Its a sound in this Asian language, written like this: る
Japanese