This is Gabon 🇬🇦 — 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 | 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) |
Start near the middle of Gabon and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 0.9452° N, 168.4074° W, in North Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; 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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