Dig straight down through North Macedonia 🇲🇰 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 North Macedonia's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Skopje |
|---|---|
| Population | about 2.08 million |
| Area | 25,062 km² (9,676 sq mi) |
| Region | Southern Europe, Europe |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Official name | Republic of North Macedonia |
| Also written | Macedonia del Norte (es) · Macédoine du Nord (fr) · 北马其顿 (zh) · مقدونيا الشمالية (ar) · Северная Македония (ru) · 北マケドニア (ja) |
Taken from the middle of North Macedonia, that point sits at 41.6811° S, 158.2796° W. The nearest coast is New Zealand 🇳🇿, roughly 1,477 km (918 miles) east.
The closest settlement of any size is Napier, New Zealand, about 2,101 km (1,306 miles) from the point.
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