Dig straight down through Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Indian Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Australia 🇦🇺. Below are Puerto Rico's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Population | about 3.19 million |
|---|---|
| Area | 9,225 km² (3,562 sq mi) |
| Region | Caribbean, North America |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | High income: nonOECD |
| Official name | Commonwealth of Puerto Rico |
| Also written | Puerto Rico (es) · Porto Rico (fr) · 波多黎各 (zh) · بورتوريكو (ar) · Пуэрто-Рико (ru) · プエルトリコ (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Puerto Rico, that point sits at 18.3012° S, 113.5550° E. The nearest coast is Australia 🇦🇺, roughly 329 km (204 miles) north-west.
The closest settlement of any size is Karratha, Australia, about 440 km (273 miles) from the point.
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