This is Philippines 🇵🇭 — 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 | Manila |
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| Population | about 108.1 million |
| Area | 292,260 km² (112,842 sq mi) |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Economy | Emerging region: G20 |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Official name | Republic of the Philippines |
| Also written | Filipinas (es) · Philippines (fr) · 菲律宾 (zh) · الفلبين (ar) · Филиппины (ru) · フィリピン (ja) |
Start near the middle of Philippines and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 7.6039° S, 54.7941° W, in Brazil 🇧🇷. The closest town to that point is Alta Floresta, Brazil, about 283 km (176 miles) away.
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