Dig straight down through Angola 🇦🇴 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the North Pacific Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Kiribati 🇰🇮. Below are Angola's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Luanda |
|---|---|
| Population | about 31.8 million |
| Area | 1,245,058 km² (480,719 sq mi) |
| Region | Middle Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Least developed region |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Official name | People's Republic of Angola |
| Also written | Angola (es) · Angola (fr) · 安哥拉 (zh) · أنغولا (ar) · Ангола (ru) · アンゴラ (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Angola, that point sits at 11.8805° N, 161.1902° W. The nearest coast is Kiribati 🇰🇮, roughly 908 km (564 miles) north.
The closest settlement of any size is Hilo, United States of America, about 1,087 km (675 miles) from the point.
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