Dig straight down through Bhutan 🇧🇹 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 Bhutan's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Thimphu |
|---|---|
| Population | about 763,000 |
| Area | 39,376 km² (15,203 sq mi) |
| Region | Southern Asia, Asia |
| Economy | Least developed region |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Official name | Kingdom of Bhutan |
| Also written | Bután (es) · Bhoutan (fr) · 不丹 (zh) · بوتان (ar) · Бутан (ru) · ブータン (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Bhutan, that point sits at 27.6122° S, 89.5036° W. The nearest coast is Chile 🇨🇱, roughly 1,209 km (751 miles) north-west.
The closest settlement of any size is La Serena, Chile, about 1,796 km (1,116 miles) from the point.
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