Dig straight down through India 🇮🇳 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 Chile 🇨🇱. Below are India's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | New Delhi |
|---|---|
| Population | about 1366.4 million |
| Area | 3,142,772 km² (1,213,431 sq mi) |
| Region | Southern Asia, Asia |
| Economy | Emerging region: BRIC |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Official name | Republic of India |
| Also written | India (es) · Inde (fr) · 印度 (zh) · الهند (ar) · Индия (ru) · インド (ja) |
Taken from the middle of India, that point sits at 21.8722° S, 100.8209° W. The nearest coast is Chile 🇨🇱, roughly 1,030 km (640 miles) north-east.
The closest settlement of any size is Santa Cruz, Ecuador, about 2,630 km (1,634 miles) from the point.
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