Dig straight down through Iran 🇮🇷 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 Pitcairn Islands 🇵🇳. Below are Iran's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| 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) |
Taken from the middle of Iran, that point sits at 32.3260° S, 125.8818° W. 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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