Dig straight down through Burundi 🇧🇮 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 Kiribati 🇰🇮. Below are Burundi's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Bujumbura |
|---|---|
| Population | about 11.5 million |
| Area | 26,238 km² (10,131 sq mi) |
| Region | Eastern Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Least developed region |
| Income group | Low income |
| Official name | Republic of Burundi |
| Also written | Burundi (es) · Burundi (fr) · 布隆迪 (zh) · بوروندي (ar) · Бурунди (ru) · ブルンジ (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Burundi, that point sits at 3.4639° N, 150.0429° W. The nearest coast is Kiribati 🇰🇮, roughly 815 km (506 miles) east.
The closest settlement of any size is Hilo, United States of America, about 1,887 km (1,173 miles) from the point.
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