Dig straight down through Netherlands 🇳🇱 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 Netherlands's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Amsterdam |
|---|---|
| Population | about 17.3 million |
| Area | 39,931 km² (15,417 sq mi) |
| Region | Western Europe, Europe |
| Economy | Developed region: nonG7 |
| Income group | High income: OECD |
| Official name | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Also written | Países Bajos (es) · Pays-Bas (fr) · 荷兰 (zh) · هولندا (ar) · Нидерланды (ru) · オランダ (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Netherlands, that point sits at 52.0402° S, 174.6019° W. The nearest coast is New Zealand 🇳🇿, roughly 866 km (538 miles) south.
The closest settlement of any size is Dunedin, New Zealand, about 1,282 km (797 miles) from the point.
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