This is El Salvador 🇸🇻 — 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 | 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) |
Start near the middle of El Salvador and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 13.8153° S, 91.0799° E, in Indian Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; 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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