This is Netherlands 🇳🇱 — 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 | 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) |
Start near the middle of Netherlands and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 52.0402° S, 174.6019° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; 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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