This is Uruguay 🇺🇾 — 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 | Montevideo |
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| Population | about 3.46 million |
| Area | 176,879 km² (68,293 sq mi) |
| Region | South America, South America |
| Economy | Emerging region: G20 |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Official name | Oriental Republic of Uruguay |
| Also written | Uruguay (es) · Uruguay (fr) · 乌拉圭 (zh) · الأوروغواي (ar) · Уругвай (ru) · ウルグアイ (ja) |
Start near the middle of Uruguay and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 32.3875° N, 124.1811° E, in the open ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is South Korea 🇰🇷, roughly 212 km (132 miles) south-west.
The closest settlement of any size is Shanghai, China, about 290 km (180 miles) from the point.
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