This is Ecuador 🇪🇨 — 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 | 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) |
Start near the middle of Ecuador and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 1.7633° N, 101.7213° E, in the open ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; 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.
2 cities on our list surface here.
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