This is Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 — 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 | Nur-Sultan |
|---|---|
| Population | about 18.5 million |
| Area | 2,728,701 km² (1,053,557 sq mi) |
| Region | Central Asia, Asia |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Official name | Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Also written | Kazajistán (es) · Kazakhstan (fr) · 哈萨克斯坦 (zh) · كازاخستان (ar) · Казахстан (ru) · カザフスタン (ja) |
Start near the middle of Kazakhstan and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 48.0690° S, 113.6884° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is Chile 🇨🇱, roughly 2,353 km (1,462 miles) south — far enough out that no shore would be in sight.
The closest settlement of any size is Peter I Island, Antarctica, about 2,632 km (1,635 miles) from the point.
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