This is Bulgaria 🇧🇬 — 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 | Sofia |
|---|---|
| Population | about 6.98 million |
| Area | 110,215 km² (42,554 sq mi) |
| Region | Eastern Europe, Europe |
| Economy | Developed region: nonG7 |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Official name | Republic of Bulgaria |
| Also written | Bulgaria (es) · Bulgarie (fr) · 保加利亚 (zh) · بلغاريا (ar) · Болгария (ru) · ブルガリア (ja) |
Start near the middle of Bulgaria and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 42.7394° S, 154.8615° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is New Zealand 🇳🇿, roughly 1,718 km (1,068 miles) east — far enough out that no shore would be in sight.
The closest settlement of any size is Napier, New Zealand, about 2,380 km (1,479 miles) from the point.
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