Dig straight down through Lithuania 🇱🇹 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 Lithuania's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Vilnius |
|---|---|
| Population | about 2.79 million |
| Area | 63,820 km² (24,641 sq mi) |
| Region | Northern Europe, Europe |
| Economy | Developed region: nonG7 |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Official name | Republic of Lithuania |
| Also written | Lituania (es) · Lituanie (fr) · 立陶宛 (zh) · ليتوانيا (ar) · Литва (ru) · リトアニア (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Lithuania, that point sits at 55.0912° S, 155.8722° W. The nearest coast is New Zealand 🇳🇿, roughly 1,878 km (1,167 miles) south-east — far enough out that no shore would be in sight.
The closest settlement of any size is Dunedin, New Zealand, about 2,559 km (1,590 miles) from the point.
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