This is North Macedonia 🇲🇰 — 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 | 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) |
Start near the middle of North Macedonia and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 41.6811° S, 158.2796° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; 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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