Dig straight down through Romania 🇷🇴 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 Romania's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Bucharest |
|---|---|
| Population | about 19.4 million |
| Area | 238,379 km² (92,039 sq mi) |
| Region | Eastern Europe, Europe |
| Economy | Developed region: nonG7 |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Also written | Rumania (es) · Roumanie (fr) · 罗马尼亚 (zh) · رومانيا (ar) · Румыния (ru) · ルーマニア (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Romania, that point sits at 46.0360° S, 155.7883° W. The nearest coast is New Zealand 🇳🇿, roughly 1,602 km (995 miles) east — far enough out that no shore would be in sight.
The closest settlement of any size is Napier, New Zealand, about 2,330 km (1,448 miles) from the point.
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