This is Montenegro 🇲🇪 — what it is, and what sits on the far side of the planet from it. The antipode is the point you would reach by digging straight through the centre of the Earth.
| Capital | Podgorica |
|---|---|
| Population | about 622,000 |
| Area | 13,446 km² (5,192 sq mi) |
| Region | Southern Europe, Europe |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Also written | Montenegro (es) · Monténégro (fr) · 黑山 (zh) · الجبل الأسود (ar) · Черногория (ru) · モンテネグロ (ja) |
Start near the middle of Montenegro and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 42.7505° S, 160.6038° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is New Zealand 🇳🇿, roughly 1,261 km (784 miles) east.
The closest settlement of any size is Napier, New Zealand, about 1,911 km (1,187 miles) from the point.
New to it? How to play Antipodal.