This is Democratic Republic of the Congo 🇨🇩 — 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 | Kinshasa |
|---|---|
| Population | about 86.8 million |
| Area | 2,323,413 km² (897,074 sq mi) |
| Region | Middle Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Least developed region |
| Income group | Low income |
| Also written | República Democrática del Congo (es) · République démocratique du Congo (fr) · 刚果民主共和国 (zh) · جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية (ar) · Демократическая Республика Конго (ru) · コンゴ民主共和国 (ja) |
Start near the middle of Democratic Republic of the Congo and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 4.0993° N, 157.6094° W, in North Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is Kiribati 🇰🇮, roughly 185 km (115 miles) east.
The closest settlement of any size is Hilo, United States of America, about 1,756 km (1,091 miles) from the point.
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