Dig straight down through American Samoa 🇦🇸 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in Niger 🇳🇪, near Zinder. Below are American Samoa's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Population | about 55,000 |
|---|---|
| Area | 120 km² (46 sq mi) |
| Region | Polynesia, Oceania |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Also written | Samoa Estadounidense (es) · Samoa américaines (fr) · 美属萨摩亚 (zh) · ساموا الأمريكية (ar) · Американское Самоа (ru) · アメリカ領サモア (ja) |
Taken from the middle of American Samoa, that point sits at 14.2972° N, 9.2808° E. The closest town to it is Zinder, Niger, about 64 km (40 miles) away.
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