Dig straight down through eSwatini 🇸🇿 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 United States of America 🇺🇸. Below are eSwatini's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Mbabane |
|---|---|
| Population | about 1.15 million |
| Area | 18,114 km² (6,994 sq mi) |
| Region | Southern Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Official name | Kingdom of eSwatini |
| Also written | Suazilandia (es) · Eswatini (fr) · 斯威士兰 (zh) · إسواتيني (ar) · Эсватини (ru) · エスワティニ (ja) |
Taken from the middle of eSwatini, that point sits at 26.5659° N, 148.6399° W. The nearest coast is United States of America 🇺🇸, roughly 991 km (616 miles) north-east.
The closest settlement of any size is Hilo, United States of America, about 1,008 km (626 miles) from the point.
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