Cyprus

Why it sticks

1. 1

   Its flag shows a copper-coloured map of the island — the word "copper" itself derives from the Latin name for Cyprus.

2. 2

   Since 1974 the island has been divided; the north is a self-declared Turkish Cypriot state recognised only by Turkey, making Nicosia the last divided capital in Europe.

3. 3

   Greek myth says Aphrodite was born from the sea foam at Petra tou Romiou on the south coast.

• Drives on the left — one of only four left-driving countries in Europe.
• British-style plates: white at the front, yellow at the rear, with the EU strip "CY".
• Greek-script signs with English transliterations.
• Dry, rocky landscape with flat-roofed houses topped by black solar water heater tanks.
• Coverage is only in the Republic (south); the north has essentially none.