Dig straight down through Israel 🇮🇱 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 French Polynesia 🇵🇫. Below are Israel's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| 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) |
Taken from the middle of Israel, that point sits at 31.4213° S, 145.3089° W. 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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