Dig straight down through Cyprus 🇨🇾 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, off the coast of French Polynesia 🇵🇫. Below are Cyprus's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| 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) |
Taken from the middle of Cyprus, that point sits at 34.8399° S, 146.9670° W. 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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