This is United Kingdom 🇬🇧 — 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 | 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) |
Start near the middle of United Kingdom and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 54.2247° S, 178.2467° E, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; 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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