Dig straight down through Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Chile 🇨🇱. Below are Uzbekistan's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| 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) |
Taken from the middle of Uzbekistan, that point sits at 41.3533° S, 116.5571° W. 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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