Dig straight down through Thailand 🇹🇭 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Peru 🇵🇪. Below are Thailand's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Bangkok |
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| Population | about 69.6 million |
| Area | 510,123 km² (196,960 sq mi) |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Economy | Emerging region: G20 |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Official name | Kingdom of Thailand |
| Also written | Tailandia (es) · Thaïlande (fr) · 泰国 (zh) · تايلاند (ar) · Таиланд (ru) · タイ王国 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Thailand, that point sits at 13.0370° S, 78.3368° W. The nearest coast is Peru 🇵🇪, roughly 168 km (104 miles) south-west.
The closest settlement of any size is Lima, Peru, about 178 km (111 miles) from the point.
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