Dig straight down through Montenegro 🇲🇪 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 Montenegro's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| 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) |
Taken from the middle of Montenegro, that point sits at 42.7505° S, 160.6038° W. 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.
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