This is Venezuela ๐ป๐ช โ 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 | 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) |
Start near the middle of Venezuela and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 6.4817ยฐ S, 114.5741ยฐ E, in the open ocean ๐. That spot is open water; 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.
One city on our list surfaces here.
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