Dig straight down through Guyana 🇬🇾 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Banda Sea 🌊, off the coast of Indonesia 🇮🇩. Below are Guyana's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| 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) |
Taken from the middle of Guyana, that point sits at 4.9133° S, 121.1546° E. 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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