Dig straight down through El Salvador 🇸🇻 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Indian Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Indian Ocean Territories 🇦🇺. Below are El Salvador's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | San Salvador |
|---|---|
| Population | about 6.45 million |
| Area | 20,894 km² (8,067 sq mi) |
| Region | Central America, North America |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Official name | Republic of El Salvador |
| Also written | El Salvador (es) · Salvador (fr) · 萨尔瓦多 (zh) · السلفادور (ar) · Сальвадор (ru) · エルサルバドル (ja) |
Taken from the middle of El Salvador, that point sits at 13.8153° S, 91.0799° E. The nearest coast is Indian Ocean Territories 🇦🇺, roughly 649 km (403 miles) west.
The closest settlement of any size is Padang, Indonesia, about 1,757 km (1,092 miles) from the point.
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