Dig straight down through Peru 🇵🇪 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Gulf of Thailand 🌊, off the coast of Vietnam 🇻🇳. Below are Peru's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Lima |
|---|---|
| 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) |
Taken from the middle of Peru, that point sits at 9.2475° N, 104.1253° E. 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.
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