Dig straight down through Central African Republic 🇨🇫 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 Kiribati 🇰🇮. Below are Central African Republic's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| 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) |
Taken from the middle of Central African Republic, that point sits at 6.7630° S, 159.5213° W. 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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