Dig straight down through Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Sarajevo |
|---|---|
| Population | about 3.30 million |
| Area | 50,617 km² (19,543 sq mi) |
| Region | Southern Europe, Europe |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Also written | Bosnia y Herzegovina (es) · Bosnie-Herzégovine (fr) · 波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那 (zh) · البوسنة والهرسك (ar) · Босния и Герцеговина (ru) · ボスニア・ヘルツェゴビナ (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Bosnia and Herzegovina, that point sits at 43.8531° S, 161.8848° W. The nearest coast is New Zealand 🇳🇿, roughly 1,137 km (706 miles) east.
The closest settlement of any size is Napier, New Zealand, about 1,820 km (1,131 miles) from the point.
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