Brain Game: Filling Station #6

Here's some more Filling Station fun at the mentalfloss.com Brain Game. Enjoy!

Each of the following 5 entries can be turned into a word by adding the letters in the name of an African nation - in the order it's spelled - into the blanks provided. An example appears at the beginning to get you started. (And if you need a list of African nations to help you along, here you go.)

example: _ _ _ A R _ A solution: MALI (M A L A R I A) 1.   _ _ _ _ _ T A R _ _ N 2.   V A _ _ _ _ _ D 3.   G U _ S L _ N _ _ _ 4.   _ _ _ _ B _ A _ C _ L 5.   _ _ _ _ G _

Here are the ANSWERS.

THE SOLUTIONS:

1.   LIBERIA = L I B E R T A R I A N
2.   GABON = V A G A B O N D
3.   NIGER = G U N S L I N G E R
4.   ALGERIA = A L G E B R A I C A L
5.   BENIN = B E N I G N

Thanks for playing. Tomorrow, it's Think Thursday!