Dig straight down through Ecuador 🇪🇨 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Strait of Malacca 🌊, off the coast of Indonesia 🇮🇩. Below are Ecuador's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Quito |
|---|---|
| Population | about 17.4 million |
| Area | 250,737 km² (96,810 sq mi) |
| Region | South America, South America |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Official name | Republic of Ecuador |
| Also written | Ecuador (es) · Équateur (fr) · 厄瓜多尔 (zh) · الإكوادور (ar) · Эквадор (ru) · エクアドル (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Ecuador, that point sits at 1.7633° N, 101.7213° E. The nearest coast is Indonesia 🇮🇩, roughly 3 km (2 miles) south-east.
The closest settlement of any size is Putrajaya, Malaysia, about 128 km (80 miles) from the point.
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