Dig straight down through Ethiopia 🇪🇹 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, off the coast of French Polynesia 🇵🇫. Below are Ethiopia's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Addis Ababa |
|---|---|
| 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) |
Taken from the middle of Ethiopia, that point sits at 9.3620° S, 141.2736° W. 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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