This is Ethiopia 🇪🇹 — 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 | Addis Ababa |
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| Population | about 112.1 million |
| Area | 1,132,443 km² (437,239 sq mi) |
| Region | Eastern Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Least developed region |
| Income group | Low income |
| Official name | Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia |
| Also written | Etiopía (es) · Éthiopie (fr) · 埃塞俄比亚 (zh) · إثيوبيا (ar) · Эфиопия (ru) · エチオピア (ja) |
Start near the middle of Ethiopia and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 9.3620° S, 141.2736° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is French Polynesia 🇵🇫, roughly 124 km (77 miles) west.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 1,276 km (793 miles) from the point.
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