This is China 🇨🇳 — 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 | Beijing |
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| 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) |
Start near the middle of China and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 36.7987° S, 81.2304° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; 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.
One city on our list surfaces here.
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