Dig straight down through Brazil 🇧🇷 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Philippine Sea 🌊, off the coast of Philippines 🇵🇭. Below are Brazil's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| 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) |
Taken from the middle of Brazil, that point sits at 14.0737° N, 130.2884° E. 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.
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