This is Tajikistan 🇹🇯 — 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 | Dushanbe |
|---|---|
| Population | about 9.32 million |
| Area | 138,024 km² (53,291 sq mi) |
| Region | Central Asia, Asia |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Low income |
| Official name | Republic of Tajikistan |
| Also written | Tayikistán (es) · Tadjikistan (fr) · 塔吉克斯坦 (zh) · طاجيكستان (ar) · Таджикистан (ru) · タジキスタン (ja) |
Start near the middle of Tajikistan and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 38.7540° S, 108.9602° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is Chile 🇨🇱, roughly 1,289 km (801 miles) south.
The closest settlement of any size is Valdivia, Chile, about 3,056 km (1,899 miles) from the point.
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