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Geography starting in M, with second letters A-Z

Can you guess these names of places from around the world, with the first two letters Ma-Mz? I have given some crossword-type clues to assist in working out the missing letters of the answers.
For example, the clue "The French in Maldives capital" could be (MA)-LE.
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Last updated: July 8, 2025
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Answer starting with M
A
Country where the mail gets lost (4)
Mali
B
A curse in the the capital of Eswatini (7)
Mbabane
C
Texan border locale where you can find the key to the city (7)
McAllen
D
South African township where the insects are sensible (9)
Mdantsane
E
Country bordering on the USA (6)
Mexico
F
Tooth piano loses a number on Kenyan isle in Lake Victoria (14)
Mfangano Island
G
Magnesium as well as uranium mined in Tanzanian town (6)
Mgandu
H
Large, flightless bird back in Swazi town (6)
Mhlume
I
USA nominates a state (9)
Minnesota
J
Village of the Comoros seen from Jim and Ralph's place (9)
Mjimandra
K
Zambian town serving Japanese food, but with no starter (6)
Mkushi
L
Research at school ongoing in Kenyan city (8)
Mlolongo
M
In Spanish, she opposes town of Botswana (7)
Mmopone
N
You leave Bavarian capital and move to village in Poland (5)
Mnich
O
A looming problem for sparsely-populated nation (8)
Mongolia
P
Village in Lesotho where half of itself is strangely near (8)
Mpharane
Q
Maltese village in which the winner takes it all (6)
Mqabba
R
Can't keep quiet about my shirt in this Moroccan town (5)
Mrirt
S
It's the law in this town of Belarus (8)
Mstislaw
T
Tanzanian city with a republican area (6)
Mtwara
U
The grape capital of Oman (6)
Muscat
V
South African village where the French back a panda eating first hamburger (11)
Mvelaphanda
W
Australia-NZ combat force loses 100 in major city of Tanzania (6)
Mwanza
X
Party drug is back, to be part of the scene in South African village (7)
Mxesibe
Y
Country home to many an army man (7)
Myanmar
Z
Major city of Malawi where Japanese pick-up manufacturer is never seen (5)
Mzuzu
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