This is Afghanistan 🇦🇫 — what it is, and what sits on the far side of the planet from it. The antipode is the point you would reach by digging straight through the centre of the Earth.
| Capital | Kabul |
|---|---|
| Population | about 38.0 million |
| Area | 652,285 km² (251,849 sq mi) |
| Region | Southern Asia, Asia |
| Economy | Least developed region |
| Income group | Low income |
| Official name | Islamic State of Afghanistan |
| Also written | Afganistán (es) · Afghanistan (fr) · 阿富汗 (zh) · أفغانستان (ar) · Афганистан (ru) · アフガニスタン (ja) |
Start near the middle of Afghanistan and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 33.8327° S, 114.6853° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is Chile 🇨🇱, roughly 895 km (556 miles) south-west.
The closest settlement of any size is Valdivia, Chile, about 3,714 km (2,308 miles) from the point.
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