This is Pakistan 🇵🇰 — 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 | Islamabad |
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| Population | about 216.6 million |
| Area | 874,279 km² (337,561 sq mi) |
| Region | Southern Asia, Asia |
| Economy | Emerging region: G20 |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Official name | Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
| Also written | Pakistán (es) · Pakistan (fr) · 巴基斯坦 (zh) · باكستان (ar) · Пакистан (ru) · パキスタン (ja) |
Start near the middle of Pakistan and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 30.3577° S, 109.9074° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is Chile 🇨🇱, roughly 357 km (222 miles) south.
The closest settlement of any size is Concepción, Chile, about 3,467 km (2,154 miles) from the point.
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