Dig straight down through Poland 🇵🇱 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, off the coast of New Zealand 🇳🇿. Below are Poland's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Warsaw |
|---|---|
| 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) |
Taken from the middle of Poland, that point sits at 51.8844° S, 160.9237° W. 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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