Dig straight down through Cameroon 🇨🇲 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 New Zealand 🇳🇿. Below are Cameroon's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| 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) |
Taken from the middle of Cameroon, that point sits at 7.2262° S, 166.5084° W. 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.
Learn more about the South Pacific Ocean →
New to it? How to play Antipodal.