Dig straight down through Benin 🇧🇯 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 Tuvalu 🇹🇻. Below are Benin's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Cotonou |
|---|---|
| Population | about 11.8 million |
| Area | 116,997 km² (45,173 sq mi) |
| Region | Western Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Least developed region |
| Income group | Low income |
| Official name | Republic of Benin |
| Also written | Benín (es) · Bénin (fr) · 贝宁 (zh) · بنين (ar) · Бенин (ru) · ベナン (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Benin, that point sits at 9.2361° S, 177.7147° W. The nearest coast is Tuvalu 🇹🇻, roughly 347 km (216 miles) east.
The closest settlement of any size is Funafuti, Tuvalu, about 346 km (215 miles) from the point.
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