Dig straight down through Gambia 🇬🇲 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Coral Sea 🌊, off the coast of Vanuatu 🇻🇺. Below are Gambia's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Banjul |
|---|---|
| Population | about 2.35 million |
| Area | 14,029 km² (5,417 sq mi) |
| Region | Western Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Least developed region |
| Income group | Low income |
| Official name | Republic of the Gambia |
| Also written | Gambia (es) · Gambie (fr) · 冈比亚 (zh) · غامبيا (ar) · Гамбия (ru) · ガンビア (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Gambia, that point sits at 13.4016° S, 163.9581° E. The nearest coast is Vanuatu 🇻🇺, roughly 313 km (194 miles) north-west.
The closest settlement of any size is Honiara, Solomon Islands, about 621 km (386 miles) from the point.
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