Dig straight down through United States of America 🇺🇸 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Indian Ocean 🌊, off the coast of French Southern and Antarctic Lands 🇹🇫. Below are United States of America's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Washington, D.C. |
|---|---|
| Population | about 328.2 million |
| Area | 9,509,851 km² (3,671,772 sq mi) |
| Region | Northern America, North America |
| Economy | Developed region: G7 |
| Income group | High income: OECD |
| Also written | Estados Unidos (es) · États-Unis (fr) · 美国 (zh) · الولايات المتحدة (ar) · США (ru) · アメリカ合衆国 (ja) |
Taken from the middle of United States of America, that point sits at 37.2367° S, 80.6852° E. The nearest coast is French Southern and Antarctic Lands 🇹🇫, roughly 1,552 km (964 miles) north-east — far enough out that no shore would be in sight.
The closest settlement of any size is Port Louis, Mauritius, about 2,937 km (1,825 miles) from the point.
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