Dig straight down through Bangladesh 🇧🇩 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 Bangladesh's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Dhaka |
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| Population | about 163.0 million |
| Area | 133,758 km² (51,644 sq mi) |
| Region | Southern Asia, Asia |
| Economy | Least developed region |
| Income group | Low income |
| Official name | People's Republic of Bangladesh |
| Also written | Bangladés (es) · Bangladesh (fr) · 孟加拉国 (zh) · بنغلاديش (ar) · Бангладеш (ru) · バングラデシュ (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Bangladesh, that point sits at 23.5639° S, 90.1238° W. The nearest coast is Chile 🇨🇱, roughly 1,560 km (969 miles) north-west — far enough out that no shore would be in sight.
The closest settlement of any size is Ica, Peru, about 1,845 km (1,146 miles) from the point.
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