This is Vietnam 🇻🇳 — 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 | Hanoi |
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| Population | about 96.5 million |
| Area | 336,019 km² (129,738 sq mi) |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Economy | Emerging region: G20 |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Official name | Socialist Republic of Vietnam |
| Also written | Vietnam (es) · Viêt Nam (fr) · 越南 (zh) · فيتنام (ar) · Вьетнам (ru) · ベトナム (ja) |
Start near the middle of Vietnam and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 15.9941° S, 72.2231° W, in Peru 🇵🇪. The closest town to that point is Arequipa, Peru, about 88 km (55 miles) away.
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