Dig straight down through Botswana 🇧🇼 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 United States of America 🇺🇸. Below are Botswana's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Gaborone |
|---|---|
| Population | about 2.30 million |
| Area | 591,917 km² (228,540 sq mi) |
| Region | Southern Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Official name | Republic of Botswana |
| Also written | Botsuana (es) · Botswana (fr) · 博茨瓦纳 (zh) · بوتسوانا (ar) · Ботсвана (ru) · ボツワナ (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Botswana, that point sits at 22.4595° N, 155.6899° W. The nearest coast is United States of America 🇺🇸, roughly 178 km (111 miles) north.
The closest settlement of any size is Honolulu, United States of America, about 258 km (160 miles) from the point.
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