This is Hungary 🇭🇺 — 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 | Budapest |
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| Population | about 9.77 million |
| Area | 92,495 km² (35,713 sq mi) |
| Region | Eastern Europe, Europe |
| Economy | Developed region: nonG7 |
| Income group | High income: OECD |
| Official name | Republic of Hungary |
| Also written | Hungría (es) · Hongrie (fr) · 匈牙利 (zh) · المجر (ar) · Венгрия (ru) · ハンガリー (ja) |
Start near the middle of Hungary and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 47.2452° S, 160.8968° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is New Zealand 🇳🇿, roughly 1,224 km (761 miles) east.
The closest settlement of any size is Napier, New Zealand, about 1,980 km (1,230 miles) from the point.
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