Dig straight down through Venezuela ๐ป๐ช and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Java Sea ๐, off the coast of Indonesia ๐ฎ๐ฉ. Below are Venezuela's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Caracas |
|---|---|
| Population | about 28.5 million |
| Area | 908,470 kmยฒ (350,762 sq mi) |
| Region | South America, South America |
| Economy | Emerging region: G20 |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Official name | Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela |
| Also written | Venezuela (es) · Venezuela (fr) · ๅงๅ ็ๆ (zh) · ููุฒูููุง (ar) · ะะตะฝะตัััะปะฐ (ru) · ใใใบใจใฉ (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Venezuela, that point sits at 6.4817ยฐ S, 114.5741ยฐ E. The nearest coast is Indonesia ๐ฎ๐ฉ, roughly 70 km (43 miles) north.
The closest settlement of any size is Surabaya, Indonesia, about 219 km (136 miles) from the point.
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