Dig straight down through Suriname ๐ธ๐ท and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Banda Sea ๐, off the coast of Indonesia ๐ฎ๐ฉ. Below are Suriname's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| 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) |
Taken from the middle of Suriname, that point sits at 3.8405ยฐ S, 123.9684ยฐ E. 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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