Dig straight down through Georgia 🇬🇪 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Pitcairn Islands 🇵🇳. Below are Georgia's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Tbilisi |
|---|---|
| Population | about 3.72 million |
| Area | 69,032 km² (26,653 sq mi) |
| Region | Western Asia, Asia |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Also written | Georgia (es) · Géorgie (fr) · 格鲁吉亚 (zh) · جورجيا (ar) · Грузия (ru) · ジョージア (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Georgia, that point sits at 42.2976° S, 136.3980° W. The nearest coast is Pitcairn Islands 🇵🇳, roughly 2,124 km (1,320 miles) south — far enough out that no shore would be in sight.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 3,023 km (1,878 miles) from the point.
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