This is Cameroon 🇨🇲 — 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 | Yaoundé |
|---|---|
| Population | about 25.9 million |
| Area | 460,306 km² (177,725 sq mi) |
| Region | Middle Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Official name | Republic of Cameroon |
| Also written | Camerún (es) · Cameroun (fr) · 喀麦隆 (zh) · الكاميرون (ar) · Камерун (ru) · カメルーン (ja) |
Start near the middle of Cameroon and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 7.2262° S, 166.5084° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is New Zealand 🇳🇿, roughly 566 km (352 miles) north-east.
The closest settlement of any size is Pago Pago, American Samoa, about 908 km (564 miles) from the point.
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