Dig straight down through Afghanistan 🇦🇫 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Chile 🇨🇱. Below are Afghanistan's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| 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) |
Taken from the middle of Afghanistan, that point sits at 33.8327° S, 114.6853° W. 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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