Dig straight down through Kosovo 🇽🇰 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 New Zealand 🇳🇿. Below are Kosovo's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Pristina |
|---|---|
| Population | about 1.79 million |
| Area | 11,232 km² (4,337 sq mi) |
| Region | Southern Europe, Europe |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Official name | Republic of Kosovo |
| Also written | Kosovo (es) · Kosovo (fr) · 科索沃 (zh) · كوسوفو (ar) · Республика Косово (ru) · コソボ共和国 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Kosovo, that point sits at 42.5139° S, 159.0863° W. The nearest coast is New Zealand 🇳🇿, roughly 1,388 km (862 miles) east.
The closest settlement of any size is Napier, New Zealand, about 2,034 km (1,264 miles) from the point.
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