This is Ukraine 🇺🇦 — 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 | 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) |
Start near the middle of Ukraine and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 48.8046° S, 149.0192° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; 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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