This is Suriname ๐ธ๐ท โ 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 | Paramaribo |
|---|---|
| Population | about 581,000 |
| Area | 144,265 kmยฒ (55,701 sq mi) |
| Region | South America, South America |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Official name | Republic of Suriname |
| Also written | Surinam (es) · Suriname (fr) · ่้ๅ (zh) · ุณูุฑููุงู (ar) · ะกััะธะฝะฐะผ (ru) · ในใชใใ (ja) |
Start near the middle of Suriname and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 3.8405ยฐ S, 123.9684ยฐ E, in the open ocean ๐. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is Indonesia ๐ฎ๐ฉ, roughly 83 km (52 miles) east.
The closest settlement of any size is Ambon, Indonesia, about 470 km (292 miles) from the point.
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