This is India 🇮🇳 — 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 | New Delhi |
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| 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) |
Start near the middle of India and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 21.8722° S, 100.8209° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; 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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