Dig straight down through Hungary 🇭🇺 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 New Zealand 🇳🇿. Below are Hungary's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Budapest |
|---|---|
| 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) |
Taken from the middle of Hungary, that point sits at 47.2452° S, 160.8968° W. 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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