This is Peru 🇵🇪 — 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 | Lima |
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| Population | about 32.5 million |
| Area | 1,309,483 km² (505,594 sq mi) |
| Region | South America, South America |
| Economy | Emerging region: G20 |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Official name | Republic of Peru |
| Also written | Perú (es) · Pérou (fr) · 秘鲁 (zh) · بيرو (ar) · Перу (ru) · ペルー (ja) |
Start near the middle of Peru and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 9.2475° N, 104.1253° E, in the open ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is Vietnam 🇻🇳, roughly 76 km (47 miles) west.
The closest settlement of any size is Phnom Penh, Cambodia, about 270 km (168 miles) from the point.
3 cities on our list surface here.
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