Dig straight down through Nepal 🇳🇵 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 Chile 🇨🇱. Below are Nepal's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Kathmandu |
|---|---|
| Population | about 28.6 million |
| Area | 150,717 km² (58,192 sq mi) |
| Region | Southern Asia, Asia |
| Economy | Least developed region |
| Income group | Low income |
| Also written | Nepal (es) · Népal (fr) · 尼泊尔 (zh) · نيبال (ar) · Непал (ru) · ネパール (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Nepal, that point sits at 28.3098° S, 96.5558° W. The nearest coast is Chile 🇨🇱, roughly 1,254 km (779 miles) east.
The closest settlement of any size is Concepción, Chile, about 2,389 km (1,484 miles) from the point.
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