This is Croatia 🇭🇷 — 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 | Zagreb |
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| Population | about 4.07 million |
| Area | 57,550 km² (22,220 sq mi) |
| Region | Southern Europe, Europe |
| Economy | Developed region: nonG7 |
| Income group | High income: nonOECD |
| Official name | Republic of Croatia |
| Also written | Croacia (es) · Croatie (fr) · 克罗地亚 (zh) · كرواتيا (ar) · Хорватия (ru) · クロアチア (ja) |
Start near the middle of Croatia and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 44.5448° S, 164.4164° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is New Zealand 🇳🇿, roughly 930 km (578 miles) east.
The closest settlement of any size is Napier, New Zealand, about 1,636 km (1,017 miles) from the point.
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