Dig straight down through Pakistan 🇵🇰 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 Chile 🇨🇱. Below are Pakistan's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| 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) |
Taken from the middle of Pakistan, that point sits at 30.3577° S, 109.9074° W. 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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