This is United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 — 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 | Abu Dhabi |
|---|---|
| Population | about 9.77 million |
| Area | 80,034 km² (30,901 sq mi) |
| Region | Western Asia, Asia |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | High income: nonOECD |
| Also written | Emiratos Árabes Unidos (es) · Émirats arabes unis (fr) · 阿拉伯联合酋长国 (zh) · الإمارات العربية المتحدة (ar) · Объединённые Арабские Эмираты (ru) · アラブ首長国連邦 (ja) |
Start near the middle of United Arab Emirates and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 24.2818° S, 125.0121° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is Pitcairn Islands 🇵🇳, roughly 332 km (206 miles) east.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 2,654 km (1,649 miles) from the point.
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