Dig straight down through Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 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 Fiji 🇫🇯. Below are Burkina Faso's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| 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) |
Taken from the middle of Burkina Faso, that point sits at 12.2414° S, 178.7244° E. 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.
Learn more about the South Pacific Ocean →
New to it? How to play Antipodal.