This is Italy 🇮🇹 — 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 | Rome |
|---|---|
| Population | about 60.3 million |
| Area | 315,116 km² (121,667 sq mi) |
| Region | Southern Europe, Europe |
| Economy | Developed region: G7 |
| Income group | High income: OECD |
| Official name | Italian Republic |
| Also written | Italia (es) · Italie (fr) · 意大利 (zh) · إيطاليا (ar) · Италия (ru) · イタリア (ja) |
Start near the middle of Italy and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 42.5582° S, 167.3688° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is New Zealand 🇳🇿, roughly 726 km (451 miles) east.
The closest settlement of any size is Napier, New Zealand, about 1,359 km (844 miles) from the point.
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