Dig straight down through Nicaragua 🇳🇮 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Indian Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Indian Ocean Territories 🇦🇺. Below are Nicaragua's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Managua |
|---|---|
| Population | about 6.55 million |
| Area | 129,545 km² (50,018 sq mi) |
| Region | Central America, North America |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Official name | Republic of Nicaragua |
| Also written | Nicaragua (es) · Nicaragua (fr) · 尼加拉瓜 (zh) · نيكاراغوا (ar) · Никарагуа (ru) · ニカラグア (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Nicaragua, that point sits at 12.8896° S, 94.4256° E. The nearest coast is Indian Ocean Territories 🇦🇺, roughly 273 km (170 miles) west.
The closest settlement of any size is Bandar Lampung, Indonesia, about 1,450 km (901 miles) from the point.
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