Dig straight down through Uruguay 🇺🇾 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the East China Sea 🌊, off the coast of South Korea 🇰🇷. Below are Uruguay's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| 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) |
Taken from the middle of Uruguay, that point sits at 32.3875° N, 124.1811° E. 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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