Dig straight down through Oman 🇴🇲 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 Pitcairn Islands 🇵🇳. Below are Oman's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Muscat |
|---|---|
| Population | about 4.97 million |
| Area | 309,096 km² (119,343 sq mi) |
| Region | Western Asia, Asia |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | High income: nonOECD |
| Official name | Sultanate of Oman |
| Also written | Omán (es) · Oman (fr) · 阿曼 (zh) · سلطنة عمان (ar) · Оман (ru) · オマーン (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Oman, that point sits at 20.7977° S, 123.0226° W. The nearest coast is Pitcairn Islands 🇵🇳, roughly 670 km (416 miles) north-east.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 2,808 km (1,745 miles) from the point.
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