Dig straight down through Belarus 🇧🇾 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 Belarus's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Minsk |
|---|---|
| Population | about 9.47 million |
| Area | 208,932 km² (80,669 sq mi) |
| Region | Eastern Europe, Europe |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Official name | Republic of Belarus |
| Also written | Bielorrusia (es) · Biélorussie (fr) · 白俄罗斯 (zh) · بيلاروسيا (ar) · Белоруссия (ru) · ベラルーシ (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Belarus, that point sits at 53.7060° S, 152.2136° W. The nearest coast is New Zealand 🇳🇿, roughly 2,021 km (1,256 miles) south-east — far enough out that no shore would be in sight.
The closest settlement of any size is Dunedin, New Zealand, about 2,778 km (1,726 miles) from the point.
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