Dig straight down through Austria 🇦🇹 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 New Zealand 🇳🇿. Below are Austria's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Vienna |
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| Population | about 8.88 million |
| Area | 85,083 km² (32,851 sq mi) |
| Region | Western Europe, Europe |
| Economy | Developed region: nonG7 |
| Income group | High income: OECD |
| Official name | Republic of Austria |
| Also written | Austria (es) · Autriche (fr) · 奥地利 (zh) · النمسا (ar) · Австрия (ru) · オーストリア (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Austria, that point sits at 47.9192° S, 165.0469° W. The nearest coast is New Zealand 🇳🇿, roughly 944 km (587 miles) south-east.
The closest settlement of any size is Napier, New Zealand, about 1,719 km (1,068 miles) from the point.
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