Dig straight down through Democratic Republic of the Congo 🇨🇩 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the North Pacific Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Kiribati 🇰🇮. Below are Democratic Republic of the Congo's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| 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) |
Taken from the middle of Democratic Republic of the Congo, that point sits at 4.0993° N, 157.6094° W. 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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