Dig straight down through Colombia 🇨🇴 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Java Sea 🌊, off the coast of Indonesia 🇮🇩. Below are Colombia's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Bogota |
|---|---|
| Population | about 50.3 million |
| Area | 1,151,855 km² (444,734 sq mi) |
| Region | South America, South America |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Official name | Republic of Colombia |
| Also written | Colombia (es) · Colombie (fr) · 哥伦比亚 (zh) · كولومبيا (ar) · Колумбия (ru) · コロンビア (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Colombia, that point sits at 3.9686° S, 107.5135° E. The nearest coast is Indonesia 🇮🇩, roughly 85 km (53 miles) south.
The closest settlement of any size is Tanjung Pandan, Indonesia, about 136 km (85 miles) from the point.
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