Dig straight down through Algeria 🇩🇿 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Fiji 🇫🇯. Below are Algeria's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Algiers |
|---|---|
| Population | about 43.1 million |
| Area | 2,318,480 km² (895,170 sq mi) |
| Region | Northern Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Official name | People's Democratic Republic of Algeria |
| Also written | Argelia (es) · Algérie (fr) · 阿尔及利亚 (zh) · الجزائر (ar) · Алжир (ru) · アルジェリア (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Algeria, that point sits at 27.9162° S, 179.4737° W. The nearest coast is Fiji 🇫🇯, roughly 809 km (503 miles) south.
The closest settlement of any size is Nuku'alofa, Tonga, about 868 km (539 miles) from the point.
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