This is Latvia 🇱🇻 — 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 | Riga |
|---|---|
| Population | about 1.91 million |
| Area | 63,921 km² (24,680 sq mi) |
| Region | Northern Europe, Europe |
| Economy | Developed region: nonG7 |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Official name | Republic of Latvia |
| Also written | Letonia (es) · Lettonie (fr) · 拉脱维亚 (zh) · لاتفيا (ar) · Латвия (ru) · ラトビア (ja) |
Start near the middle of Latvia and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 56.8951° S, 155.4956° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is New Zealand 🇳🇿, roughly 2,008 km (1,248 miles) south-east — far enough out that no shore would be in sight.
The closest settlement of any size is Zucchelli Station, Antarctica, about 2,595 km (1,612 miles) from the point.
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