This is Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 — 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 | Tashkent |
|---|---|
| Population | about 33.6 million |
| Area | 461,285 km² (178,103 sq mi) |
| Region | Central Asia, Asia |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Official name | Republic of Uzbekistan |
| Also written | Uzbekistán (es) · Ouzbékistan (fr) · 乌兹别克斯坦 (zh) · أوزبكستان (ar) · Узбекистан (ru) · ウズベキスタン (ja) |
Start near the middle of Uzbekistan and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 41.3533° S, 116.5571° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is Chile 🇨🇱, roughly 1,706 km (1,060 miles) south — far enough out that no shore would be in sight.
The closest settlement of any size is Peter I Island, Antarctica, about 3,411 km (2,119 miles) from the point.
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