Dig straight down through United Kingdom 🇬🇧 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 United Kingdom's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | London |
|---|---|
| Population | about 66.8 million |
| Area | 249,930 km² (96,498 sq mi) |
| Region | Northern Europe, Europe |
| Economy | Developed region: G7 |
| Income group | High income: OECD |
| Official name | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| Also written | Reino Unido (es) · Royaume-Uni (fr) · 英国 (zh) · المملكة المتحدة (ar) · Великобритания (ru) · イギリス (ja) |
Taken from the middle of United Kingdom, that point sits at 54.2247° S, 178.2467° E. The nearest coast is New Zealand 🇳🇿, roughly 626 km (389 miles) east.
The closest settlement of any size is Dunedin, New Zealand, about 1,079 km (670 miles) from the point.
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