This is Japan 🇯🇵 — 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 | 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) |
Start near the middle of Japan and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 36.0934° S, 41.6511° W, in South Atlantic Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; 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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