Dig straight down through Italy 🇮🇹 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 New Zealand 🇳🇿. Below are Italy's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| 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) |
Taken from the middle of Italy, that point sits at 42.5582° S, 167.3688° W. 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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