Dig straight down through Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 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 Azerbaijan's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Baku |
|---|---|
| Population | about 10.0 million |
| Area | 91,133 km² (35,187 sq mi) |
| Region | Western Asia, Asia |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Official name | Republic of Azerbaijan |
| Also written | Azerbaiyán (es) · Azerbaïdjan (fr) · 阿塞拜疆 (zh) · أذربيجان (ar) · Азербайджан (ru) · アゼルバイジャン (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Azerbaijan, that point sits at 40.0380° S, 132.3648° W. The nearest coast is Pitcairn Islands 🇵🇳, roughly 1,778 km (1,105 miles) south — far enough out that no shore would be in sight.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 3,000 km (1,864 miles) from the point.
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