This is Kuwait 🇰🇼 — 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 | Kuwait City |
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| 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) |
Start near the middle of Kuwait and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 29.2027° S, 132.6069° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; 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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