Dig straight down through New Zealand 🇳🇿 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in Spain 🇪🇸, near Córdoba. Below are New Zealand's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Wellington |
|---|---|
| Population | about 4.92 million |
| Area | 277,668 km² (107,208 sq mi) |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand, Oceania |
| Economy | Developed region: nonG7 |
| Income group | High income: OECD |
| Also written | Nueva Zelanda (es) · Nouvelle-Zélande (fr) · 新西兰 (zh) · نيوزيلندا (ar) · Новая Зеландия (ru) · ニュージーランド (ja) |
Taken from the middle of New Zealand, that point sits at 38.3053° N, 3.4834° W. The closest town to it is Córdoba, Spain, about 122 km (76 miles) away.
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