Dig straight down through Japan 🇯🇵 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the South Atlantic Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Brazil 🇧🇷. Below are Japan's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Tokyo |
|---|---|
| Population | about 126.3 million |
| Area | 404,562 km² (156,202 sq mi) |
| Region | Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Economy | Developed region: G7 |
| Income group | High income: OECD |
| Also written | Japón (es) · Japon (fr) · 日本 (zh) · اليابان (ar) · Япония (ru) · 日本 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Japan, that point sits at 36.0934° S, 41.6511° W. The nearest coast is Brazil 🇧🇷, roughly 1,021 km (634 miles) south-east.
The closest settlement of any size is Pelotas, Brazil, about 1,096 km (681 miles) from the point.
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