This is Poland 🇵🇱 — 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 | Warsaw |
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| Population | about 38.0 million |
| Area | 310,356 km² (119,829 sq mi) |
| Region | Eastern Europe, Europe |
| Economy | Developed region: nonG7 |
| Income group | High income: OECD |
| Official name | Republic of Poland |
| Also written | Polonia (es) · Pologne (fr) · 波兰 (zh) · بولندا (ar) · Польша (ru) · ポーランド (ja) |
Start near the middle of Poland and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 51.8844° S, 160.9237° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is New Zealand 🇳🇿, roughly 1,407 km (874 miles) south-east.
The closest settlement of any size is Christchurch, New Zealand, about 2,170 km (1,348 miles) from the point.
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