This is East Timor 🇹🇱 — 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 | Dili |
|---|---|
| Population | about 1.29 million |
| Area | 14,711 km² (5,680 sq mi) |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Economy | Least developed region |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Official name | Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste |
| Also written | Timor Oriental (es) · Timor oriental (fr) · 东帝汶 (zh) · تيمور الشرقية (ar) · Восточный Тимор (ru) · 東ティモール (ja) |
Start near the middle of East Timor and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 8.7805° N, 54.1373° W, in North Atlantic Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is Suriname 🇸🇷, roughly 319 km (198 miles) north.
The closest settlement of any size is Paramaribo, Suriname, about 347 km (216 miles) from the point.
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