This is eSwatini 🇸🇿 — 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 | 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) |
Start near the middle of eSwatini and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 26.5659° N, 148.6399° W, in North Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; 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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