This is Central African Republic 🇨🇫 — 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 | Bangui |
|---|---|
| Population | about 4.75 million |
| Area | 621,832 km² (240,091 sq mi) |
| Region | Middle Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Least developed region |
| Income group | Low income |
| Also written | República Centroafricana (es) · République centrafricaine (fr) · 中非共和国 (zh) · جمهورية أفريقيا الوسطى (ar) · Центральноафриканская Республика (ru) · 中央アフリカ共和国 (ja) |
Start near the middle of Central African Republic and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 6.7630° S, 159.5213° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is Kiribati 🇰🇮, roughly 417 km (259 miles) west.
The closest settlement of any size is Pago Pago, American Samoa, about 1,480 km (920 miles) from the point.
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