Dig straight down through Qatar 🇶🇦 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 Pitcairn Islands 🇵🇳. Below are Qatar's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Doha |
|---|---|
| Population | about 2.83 million |
| Area | 11,328 km² (4,374 sq mi) |
| Region | Western Asia, Asia |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | High income: nonOECD |
| Official name | State of Qatar |
| Also written | Catar (es) · Qatar (fr) · 卡塔尔 (zh) · قطر (ar) · Катар (ru) · カタール (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Qatar, that point sits at 25.3490° S, 128.8206° W. The nearest coast is Pitcairn Islands 🇵🇳, roughly 117 km (73 miles) south-west.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 2,313 km (1,437 miles) from the point.
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