Dig straight down through Panama 🇵🇦 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Indian Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Indian Ocean Territories 🇦🇺. Below are Panama's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Panama City |
|---|---|
| Population | about 4.25 million |
| Area | 75,263 km² (29,059 sq mi) |
| Region | Central America, North America |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Official name | Republic of Panama |
| Also written | Panamá (es) · Panama (fr) · 巴拿马 (zh) · بنما (ar) · Панама (ru) · パナマ (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Panama, that point sits at 8.4056° S, 98.5169° E. The nearest coast is Indian Ocean Territories 🇦🇺, roughly 453 km (281 miles) north-east.
The closest settlement of any size is Bandar Lampung, Indonesia, about 815 km (506 miles) from the point.
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