This is Botswana 🇧🇼 — what it is, and what sits on the far side of the planet from it. The antipode is the point you would reach by digging straight through the centre of the Earth.
| 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) |
Start near the middle of Botswana and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 22.4595° N, 155.6899° W, in North Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; 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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