Cryptic questions - Countries

The first ends in -istan, but that leaves six countries and I don't see where "violent brutal males" fits in.

Turkmenistan, turk is a slang term for violent men.

Ah ok. I was thinking Madagascar for the first clue

Turkmenistan makes perfect sense : )

There are a few more I'm struggling with, again they are countries
1) A thousand aluminium thanks

2) Crazy old cooker with skin damage

3) Father is in a transgression of a divine law

Malta.

M Roman numeral for 1000
Al Chemical symbol for aluminium.
Ta short version of thanks.

That's the crazy cooker with skin damage.

Izzy you genius : )

I'm not, the real genius is Cherrie, she is the crossword magician.

I wouldn't have got Madagascar if you had not already written it down.

The others remain an enigma.

Cherrie is Australian and it's about 4.30am over there right now.

Could the answer to clue two be
2. Two containers surround one and a large town that is anything but large (two words) be Sierra Leone?

I think transgression of divine law is sin, but I can't fit Singapore in with the rest of the clue.

Is Cherrie still awake, can she handle any more - I've about five left to do?

I've worked my way through 30 of these over Xmas!!

It could be but I can't see how.

I've been looking up countries with two names to see if any start Northern or Southern, urn being a container, but they're all north or south.

These are the questions with my answers, before my head explodes any help with the final clues would be super-fab!

1 Terrorist group wait in line
2 Sheep makes a sound before downpour - Bahrain
3 Road with a point mixed up before Radon - Andorra???
4 Sounds like a great place for neckwear - Thailand
5 Violent brutal males put iodine and sulphur before brown - Turkmenistan
6 One sprinted - Iran
7 The usual British weather with a point - Spain????
8 Two containers surround one and a large town that is anything but large (two words) - Sierra Leone
9 Joined together and expresses definitely - United States of America
10 Root vegetable point - Sweden
11 Weight for Georgia - Estonia/Tonga????
12 Radium surrounds a magical tool -
13 Confused airman surrounds a point -
14 He used to be drawn peering over walls - Chad
15 it sounds like it might be cold here - Chile
16 but this one sounds even colder - Iceland
17 Sounds like a written form of payment for this state (two words) - Czech Republic
18 You might think elephants live here at the seaside - Ivory coast
19 A thousand aluminium thanks - Malta
20 Twisted panel
21 Circle male - Oman
22 A mixed up way to cook (meat) using both wet and dry heats - Turkey
23 Father is in a transgression of a divine law
24 If you sorted this country out it wouldn’t be an enemy - Yemen
25 Stupid person at home note, confused three seater maybe (two words)
26 Yes to Germans criticize severely - Japan
27 Potassium , London road map note to confused thanks - Kazakstan???
28 Stand in line we hear and stand in line possibly - Kuwait
29 Chinese litten rearranged - Lichtenstein
30 Crazy old cooker with skin damage
31 Sort the post - Mali

I think Tonga is right.

Do you think Madagascar for... Crazy old cooker with skin damage

1. Iraq (IRA terrorist group, queue to wait in line)

Yes

No 12 Rwanda.

A few more and some suggested amendments.

3 Road with a point mixed up before Radon - Andorra??? YES

7 The usual British weather with a point - Spain???? UKRAINE

8 Two containers surround one and a large town that is anything but large (two words) - Sierra Leone VATICAN CITY

11 Weight for Georgia - Estonia/Tonga???? TONGA
12 Radium surrounds a magical tool - RWANDA
13 Confused airman surrounds a point - ARMENIA

20 Twisted panel NEPAL

23 Father is in a transgression of a divine law SPAIN ('pa' in 'sin')

27 Potassium , London road map note to confused thanks - Kazakstan??? YES - London map is called A-Z

30 Crazy old cooker with skin damage MADAGASCAR