Dominican Republic

Why it sticks

1. 1

   Santo Domingo, founded in 1496, is the oldest continuously inhabited European city in the Americas and has the first cathedral built there.

2. 2

   It shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti and covers about two-thirds of it.

3. 3

   Its flag is the only national flag with a picture of a Bible. Pico Duarte (3,098 m) is the Caribbean's highest peak.

• Coverage only covers the capital and Santiago de los Caballeros. Mountains to the north mean Santiago de los Caballeros.
• A unique Google car with two metal roof bars that have thick black stripes, and a white hood visible at the front.
• Plates are pale yellow at the top and white at the bottom, and front plates are not required.
• Stop signs say PARE, unlike ALTO in Mexico and Central America, and many signs are on yellow signposts.
• Square concrete utility poles with a reverse-L top.