This is Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬 — 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 | Port Moresby |
|---|---|
| Population | about 8.78 million |
| Area | 464,532 km² (179,357 sq mi) |
| Region | Melanesia, Oceania |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Official name | Independent State of Papua New Guinea |
| Also written | Papúa Nueva Guinea (es) · Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée (fr) · 巴布亚新几内亚 (zh) · بابوا غينيا الجديدة (ar) · Папуа — Новая Гвинея (ru) · パプアニューギニア (ja) |
Start near the middle of Papua New Guinea and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 6.6678° N, 35.7739° W, in North Atlantic Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is Brazil 🇧🇷, roughly 1,157 km (719 miles) north-east.
The closest settlement of any size is Fortaleza, Brazil, about 1,199 km (745 miles) from the point.
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