Serbia

Why it sticks

1. 1

   Belgrade, at the confluence of the Sava and Danube, is one of Europe's oldest cities and has been destroyed and rebuilt dozens of times.

2. 2

   Serbian is actively written in both Cyrillic and Latin scripts.

3. 3

   Inventor Nikola Tesla was an ethnic Serb, and Serbia is one of the world's largest raspberry exporters.

• Serbian Cyrillic letters ђ, ћ, џ, љ, њ; Latin script is also common.
• Licence plates have a blue strip with "SRB" and the coat of arms, but no EU stars ("BG 123-AB").
• Flat Vojvodina plains in the north and hilly terrain with red-roofed houses in the south.