This is Cuba 🇨🇺 — 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 | 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) |
Start near the middle of Cuba and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 21.3899° S, 102.2952° E, in Indian Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; 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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