Dig straight down through Jordan 🇯🇴 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 Jordan's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Amman |
|---|---|
| Population | about 10.1 million |
| Area | 89,074 km² (34,392 sq mi) |
| Region | Western Asia, Asia |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Official name | Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
| Also written | Jordania (es) · Jordanie (fr) · 约旦 (zh) · الأردن (ar) · Иордания (ru) · ヨルダン (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Jordan, that point sits at 31.2946° S, 143.6877° W. The nearest coast is French Polynesia 🇵🇫, roughly 1,267 km (787 miles) south-west.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 1,641 km (1,020 miles) from the point.
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