This is Brazil 🇧🇷 — 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 | Brasília |
|---|---|
| Population | about 211.0 million |
| Area | 8,508,161 km² (3,285,018 sq mi) |
| Region | South America, South America |
| Economy | Emerging region: BRIC |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Official name | Federative Republic of Brazil |
| Also written | Brasil (es) · Brésil (fr) · 巴西 (zh) · البرازيل (ar) · Бразилия (ru) · ブラジル (ja) |
Start near the middle of Brazil and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 14.0737° N, 130.2884° E, in Philippine Sea 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is Philippines 🇵🇭, roughly 556 km (345 miles) north-east.
The closest settlement of any size is Cebu, Philippines, about 810 km (503 miles) from the point.
3 cities on our list surface here.
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