Dig straight down through China 🇨🇳 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 China's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Beijing |
|---|---|
| Population | about 1397.7 million |
| Area | 9,409,565 km² (3,633,052 sq mi) |
| Region | Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Economy | Emerging region: BRIC |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Official name | People's Republic of China |
| Also written | China (es) · République populaire de Chine (fr) · 中华人民共和国 (zh) · الصين (ar) · Китайская Народная Республика (ru) · 中華人民共和国 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of China, that point sits at 36.7987° S, 81.2304° W. The nearest coast is Chile 🇨🇱, roughly 404 km (251 miles) south-west.
The closest settlement of any size is Concepción, Chile, about 728 km (452 miles) from the point.
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