This is Iran 🇮🇷 — 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 | Tehran |
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| Population | about 82.9 million |
| Area | 1,617,723 km² (624,606 sq mi) |
| Region | Southern Asia, Asia |
| Economy | Emerging region: G20 |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Official name | Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Also written | Irán (es) · Iran (fr) · 伊朗 (zh) · إيران (ar) · Иран (ru) · イラン (ja) |
Start near the middle of Iran and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 32.3260° S, 125.8818° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is Pitcairn Islands 🇵🇳, roughly 911 km (566 miles) south.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 2,888 km (1,795 miles) from the point.
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