Dig straight down through East Timor 🇹🇱 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the North Atlantic Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Suriname 🇸🇷. Below are East Timor's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| 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) |
Taken from the middle of East Timor, that point sits at 8.7805° N, 54.1373° W. 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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