Dig straight down through Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 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 Chile 🇨🇱. Below are Kazakhstan's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| 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) |
Taken from the middle of Kazakhstan, that point sits at 48.0690° S, 113.6884° W. 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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