This is Iraq 🇮🇶 — 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 | Baghdad |
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| Population | about 39.3 million |
| Area | 437,295 km² (168,840 sq mi) |
| Region | Western Asia, Asia |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Official name | Republic of Iraq |
| Also written | Irak (es) · Irak (fr) · 伊拉克 (zh) · العراق (ar) · Ирак (ru) · イラク (ja) |
Start near the middle of Iraq and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 33.1980° S, 137.5851° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is Pitcairn Islands 🇵🇳, roughly 1,330 km (826 miles) south-west.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 2,114 km (1,314 miles) from the point.
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