Dig straight down through Turkmenistan 🇹🇲 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 Chile 🇨🇱. Below are Turkmenistan's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| 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) |
Taken from the middle of Turkmenistan, that point sits at 39.1213° S, 121.3280° W. 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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