This is Austria 🇦🇹 — 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 | 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) |
Start near the middle of Austria and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 47.9192° S, 165.0469° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; 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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