Dig straight down through Armenia 🇦🇲 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 Pitcairn Islands 🇵🇳. Below are Armenia's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Yerevan |
|---|---|
| Population | about 2.96 million |
| Area | 28,644 km² (11,060 sq mi) |
| Region | Western Asia, Asia |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Official name | Republic of Armenia |
| Also written | Armenia (es) · Arménie (fr) · 亚美尼亚 (zh) · أرمينيا (ar) · Армения (ru) · アルメニア (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Armenia, that point sits at 39.9525° S, 134.9363° W. The nearest coast is Pitcairn Islands 🇵🇳, roughly 1,836 km (1,141 miles) south — far enough out that no shore would be in sight.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 2,863 km (1,779 miles) from the point.
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