Dig straight down through Gabon 🇬🇦 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 Gabon's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Libreville |
|---|---|
| Population | about 2.17 million |
| Area | 269,465 km² (104,041 sq mi) |
| Region | Middle Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Official name | Gabonese Republic |
| Also written | Gabón (es) · Gabon (fr) · 加蓬 (zh) · الغابون (ar) · Габон (ru) · ガボン (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Gabon, that point sits at 0.9452° N, 168.4074° W. The nearest coast is Kiribati 🇰🇮, roughly 541 km (336 miles) north-east.
The closest settlement of any size is Apia, Samoa, about 1,685 km (1,047 miles) from the point.
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