This is Nepal 🇳🇵 — 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 | Kathmandu |
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| 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) |
Start near the middle of Nepal and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 28.3098° S, 96.5558° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; 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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