Dig straight down through Sweden 🇸🇪 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Southern Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Antarctica 🇦🇶. Below are Sweden's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Stockholm |
|---|---|
| Population | about 10.3 million |
| Area | 450,712 km² (174,021 sq mi) |
| Region | Northern Europe, Europe |
| Economy | Developed region: nonG7 |
| Income group | High income: OECD |
| Official name | Kingdom of Sweden |
| Also written | Suecia (es) · Suède (fr) · 瑞典 (zh) · السويد (ar) · Швеция (ru) · スウェーデン (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Sweden, that point sits at 62.2749° S, 165.2138° W. The nearest coast is Antarctica 🇦🇶, roughly 1,468 km (912 miles) north-east.
The closest settlement of any size is Zucchelli Station, Antarctica, about 1,814 km (1,127 miles) from the point.
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