Dig straight down through Malta 🇲🇹 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 Malta's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Valletta |
|---|---|
| Population | about 503,000 |
| Area | 274 km² (106 sq mi) |
| Region | Southern Europe, Europe |
| Economy | Developed region: nonG7 |
| Income group | High income: nonOECD |
| Official name | Republic of Malta |
| Also written | Malta (es) · Malte (fr) · 马耳他 (zh) · مالطا (ar) · Мальта (ru) · マルタ (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Malta, that point sits at 35.9219° S, 165.5777° W. The nearest coast is New Zealand 🇳🇿, roughly 1,253 km (779 miles) north-east.
The closest settlement of any size is Napier, New Zealand, about 1,587 km (986 miles) from the point.
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