Dig straight down through Maldives 🇲🇻 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 Ecuador 🇪🇨. Below are Maldives's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Malé |
|---|---|
| Population | about 531,000 |
| Area | 66 km² (25 sq mi) |
| Region | Southern Asia, Seven seas (open ocean) |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Official name | Republic of Maldives |
| Also written | Maldivas (es) · Maldives (fr) · 马尔代夫 (zh) · المالديف (ar) · Мальдивы (ru) · モルディブ (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Maldives, that point sits at 3.2608° S, 106.5889° W. The nearest coast is Ecuador 🇪🇨, roughly 1,691 km (1,051 miles) west — far enough out that no shore would be in sight.
The closest settlement of any size is Santa Cruz, Ecuador, about 1,830 km (1,137 miles) from the point.
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