Dig straight down through Myanmar 🇲🇲 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 Peru 🇵🇪. Below are Myanmar's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Naypyidaw |
|---|---|
| Population | about 54.0 million |
| Area | 679,599 km² (262,395 sq mi) |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Economy | Least developed region |
| Income group | Low income |
| Official name | Republic of the Union of Myanmar |
| Also written | Birmania (es) · Birmanie (fr) · 缅甸 (zh) · ميانمار (ar) · Мьянма (ru) · ミャンマー (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Myanmar, that point sits at 18.9968° S, 84.1270° W. The nearest coast is Peru 🇵🇪, roughly 995 km (618 miles) south-west.
The closest settlement of any size is Ica, Peru, about 1,050 km (652 miles) from the point.
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