This is Yemen 🇾🇪 — 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 | Sanaa |
|---|---|
| Population | about 29.2 million |
| Area | 455,758 km² (175,969 sq mi) |
| Region | Western Asia, Asia |
| Economy | Least developed region |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Official name | Republic of Yemen |
| Also written | Yemen (es) · Yémen (fr) · 也门 (zh) · اليمن (ar) · Йемен (ru) · イエメン (ja) |
Start near the middle of Yemen and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 15.8153° S, 132.5269° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is French Polynesia 🇵🇫, roughly 502 km (312 miles) north-east.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 1,824 km (1,133 miles) from the point.
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