Dig straight down through Vatican 🇻🇦 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 New Zealand 🇳🇿. Below are Vatican's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Vatican City |
|---|---|
| Population | about 1,000 |
| Area | 1 km² (0 sq mi) |
| Region | Southern Europe, Europe |
| Economy | Developed region: nonG7 |
| Income group | High income: nonOECD |
| Official name | State of the Vatican City |
| Also written | Ciudad del Vaticano (es) · Cité du Vatican (fr) · 梵蒂冈 (zh) · الفاتيكان (ar) · Ватикан (ru) · バチカン (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Vatican, that point sits at 41.9031° S, 167.5661° W. The nearest coast is New Zealand 🇳🇿, roughly 731 km (454 miles) east.
The closest settlement of any size is Napier, New Zealand, about 1,333 km (828 miles) from the point.
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