This is Guyana 🇬🇾 — 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 | Georgetown |
|---|---|
| Population | about 783,000 |
| Area | 209,795 km² (81,002 sq mi) |
| Region | South America, South America |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Official name | Co-operative Republic of Guyana |
| Also written | Guyana (es) · Guyana (fr) · 圭亚那 (zh) · غيانا (ar) · Гайана (ru) · ガイアナ (ja) |
Start near the middle of Guyana and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 4.9133° S, 121.1546° E, in the open ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is Indonesia 🇮🇩, roughly 47 km (29 miles) south-west.
The closest settlement of any size is Makassar, Indonesia, about 193 km (120 miles) from the point.
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