Dig straight down through Liechtenstein 🇱🇮 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 Liechtenstein's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Vaduz |
|---|---|
| Population | about 38,000 |
| Area | 138 km² (53 sq mi) |
| Region | Western Europe, Europe |
| Economy | Developed region: nonG7 |
| Income group | High income: nonOECD |
| Official name | Principality of Liechtenstein |
| Also written | Liechtenstein (es) · Liechtenstein (fr) · 列支敦士登 (zh) · ليختنشتاين (ar) · Лихтенштейн (ru) · リヒテンシュタイン (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Liechtenstein, that point sits at 47.1653° S, 170.4743° W. The nearest coast is New Zealand 🇳🇿, roughly 544 km (338 miles) south-east.
The closest settlement of any size is Napier, New Zealand, about 1,326 km (824 miles) from the point.
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