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Kilometre Zero of French national highways, located in Paris on the square facing the main entrance of Notre Dame cathedral, and considered the official center of the city of Paris.

In many countries, although none in the English speaking world, Kilometre Zero (also written km 0) or similar terms in other languages, is a particular location (often in the nation's capital city), from which distances are traditionally measured. A similar notion also exists for individual roads (that is, all locations on the road have a number, depending on their distance from that location), and for individual cities (often the city's central post office is used for this).

Chile's Autopista Central (the Chilean portion of the Panamerican Highway) has its Kilometre Zero at the intersection with the Alameda del Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins.

The Kilometre Zero (called point zéro) of France is located on the square facing the main entrance of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris (48.85341° N 2.34880° E WGS 84). There, a bronze star is embedded in the pavement, marking the start of all French national trunk roads (routes nationales). The bronze star is considered the official centre of the city of Paris.

Kilometer Zero is also the name of a literary journal once published from the famous book shop Shakespeare and Company.

The resting place of Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation, in the National Capital Region (NCR) of Delhi (known as Raj Ghat) is the point from which all highway distances are measured. The Raj Ghat has a milestone at its entrance that reads "0 KM".

The big flagpole west of the Rizal Monument in Rizal Park is Kilometer Zero for road distances on the island of Luzon and the rest of the Philippines.

Main article: Kilometre Zero (Bucharest)

The Kilometre Zero of Romania is marked by a monument located in front of Saint George's Church in central Bucharest.

The Iberian Gate and Chapel.

In the largest country of the world, the bronze plaque marking its kilometre zero is situated in Moscow, just in front of the Iberian Chapel, in a short passage connecting Red Square with Manege Square and flanked by the State Historical Museum and the City Duma.

Spain has its Kilometre Zero in the centre of the Puerta del Sol in Madrid(incidentaly located just in front of the Casa del Reloj, whose clock marks official time in Spain, according to the urban legend).

The 2000 film Km. 0 was a romantic comedy set in Madrid.

• Zero Milestone
• Zero Kilometre Stone (Budapest)

• Official English-language site of 0, the 2000 Spanish film