This is Belarus 🇧🇾 — 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 | 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) |
Start near the middle of Belarus and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 53.7060° S, 152.2136° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; 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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