Dig straight down through Moldova 🇲🇩 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 Moldova's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Chișinău |
|---|---|
| Population | about 2.66 million |
| Area | 32,326 km² (12,481 sq mi) |
| Region | Eastern Europe, Europe |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Official name | Republic of Moldova |
| Also written | Moldavia (es) · Moldavie (fr) · 摩尔多瓦 (zh) · مولدوفا (ar) · Молдавия (ru) · モルドバ (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Moldova, that point sits at 47.1376° S, 151.3510° W. The nearest coast is New Zealand 🇳🇿, roughly 1,941 km (1,206 miles) east — far enough out that no shore would be in sight.
The closest settlement of any size is Napier, New Zealand, about 2,682 km (1,667 miles) from the point.
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