This is Turkmenistan 🇹🇲 — 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 | Ashgabat |
|---|---|
| Population | about 5.94 million |
| Area | 480,738 km² (185,614 sq mi) |
| Region | Central Asia, Asia |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Also written | Turkmenistán (es) · Turkménistan (fr) · 土库曼斯坦 (zh) · تركمانستان (ar) · Туркмения (ru) · トルクメニスタン (ja) |
Start near the middle of Turkmenistan and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 39.1213° S, 121.3280° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is Chile 🇨🇱, roughly 1,726 km (1,072 miles) south-west — far enough out that no shore would be in sight.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 3,633 km (2,257 miles) from the point.
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