This is Egypt 🇪🇬 — 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 | Cairo |
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| Population | about 100.4 million |
| Area | 997,208 km² (385,024 sq mi) |
| Region | Northern Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Emerging region: G20 |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Official name | Arab Republic of Egypt |
| Also written | Egipto (es) · Égypte (fr) · 埃及 (zh) · مصر (ar) · Египет (ru) · エジプト (ja) |
Start near the middle of Egypt and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 26.8955° S, 150.6305° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is French Polynesia 🇵🇫, roughly 1,015 km (631 miles) south.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 1,047 km (651 miles) from the point.
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