This is Gambia 🇬🇲 — 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 | 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) |
Start near the middle of Gambia and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 13.4016° S, 163.9581° E, in Coral Sea 🌊. That spot is open water; 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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