This is Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 — 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 | Ouagadougou |
|---|---|
| Population | about 20.3 million |
| Area | 271,585 km² (104,860 sq mi) |
| Region | Western Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Least developed region |
| Income group | Low income |
| Also written | Burkina Faso (es) · Burkina Faso (fr) · 布基纳法索 (zh) · بوركينا فاسو (ar) · Буркина-Фасо (ru) · ブルキナファソ (ja) |
Start near the middle of Burkina Faso and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 12.2414° S, 178.7244° E, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is Fiji 🇫🇯, roughly 176 km (109 miles) east.
The closest settlement of any size is Funafuti, Tuvalu, about 418 km (260 miles) from the point.
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