Dig straight down through Kuwait 🇰🇼 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 Pitcairn Islands 🇵🇳. Below are Kuwait's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Kuwait City |
|---|---|
| Population | about 4.21 million |
| Area | 16,632 km² (6,422 sq mi) |
| Region | Western Asia, Asia |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | High income: nonOECD |
| Official name | State of Kuwait |
| Also written | Kuwait (es) · Koweït (fr) · 科威特 (zh) · الكويت (ar) · Кувейт (ru) · クウェート (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Kuwait, that point sits at 29.2027° S, 132.6069° W. The nearest coast is Pitcairn Islands 🇵🇳, roughly 683 km (424 miles) south-west.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 2,159 km (1,342 miles) from the point.
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