This is Cyprus 🇨🇾 — 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 | Nicosia |
|---|---|
| Population | about 1.20 million |
| Area | 6,221 km² (2,402 sq mi) |
| Region | Western Asia, Asia |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | High income: nonOECD |
| Official name | Republic of Cyprus |
| Also written | Chipre (es) · Chypre (fr) · 塞浦路斯 (zh) · قبرص (ar) · Кипр (ru) · キプロス (ja) |
Start near the middle of Cyprus and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 34.8399° S, 146.9670° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is French Polynesia 🇵🇫, roughly 1,758 km (1,092 miles) south-west — far enough out that no shore would be in sight.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 1,942 km (1,207 miles) from the point.
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