Dig straight down through Cuba 🇨🇺 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Indian Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Indian Ocean Territories 🇦🇺. Below are Cuba's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Havana |
|---|---|
| Population | about 11.3 million |
| Area | 114,870 km² (44,352 sq mi) |
| Region | Caribbean, North America |
| Economy | Emerging region: G20 |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Official name | Republic of Cuba |
| Also written | Cuba (es) · Cuba (fr) · 古巴 (zh) · كوبا (ar) · Куба (ru) · キューバ (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Cuba, that point sits at 21.3899° S, 102.2952° E. The nearest coast is Indian Ocean Territories 🇦🇺, roughly 1,171 km (728 miles) south-east.
The closest settlement of any size is Geraldton, Australia, about 1,485 km (923 miles) from the point.
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