Dig straight down through Ukraine 🇺🇦 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 New Zealand 🇳🇿. Below are Ukraine's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Kyiv |
|---|---|
| Population | about 44.4 million |
| Area | 572,540 km² (221,059 sq mi) |
| Region | Eastern Europe, Europe |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Also written | Ucrania (es) · Ukraine (fr) · 乌克兰 (zh) · أوكرانيا (ar) · Украина (ru) · ウクライナ (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Ukraine, that point sits at 48.8046° S, 149.0192° W. The nearest coast is New Zealand 🇳🇿, roughly 2,121 km (1,318 miles) south-east — far enough out that no shore would be in sight.
The closest settlement of any size is Napier, New Zealand, about 2,879 km (1,789 miles) from the point.
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