This is Sweden 🇸🇪 — 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 | Stockholm |
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| 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) |
Start near the middle of Sweden and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 62.2749° S, 165.2138° W, in Southern Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; 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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