This is Israel 🇮🇱 — 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 | Jerusalem |
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| Population | about 9.05 million |
| Area | 23,056 km² (8,902 sq mi) |
| Region | Western Asia, Asia |
| Economy | Developed region: nonG7 |
| Income group | High income: OECD |
| Official name | State of Israel |
| Also written | Israel (es) · Israël (fr) · 以色列 (zh) · إسرائيل (ar) · Израиль (ru) · イスラエル (ja) |
Start near the middle of Israel and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 31.4213° S, 145.3089° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is French Polynesia 🇵🇫, roughly 1,353 km (841 miles) south-west.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 1,603 km (996 miles) from the point.
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