Dig straight down through Ghana 🇬🇠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 Tuvalu 🇹🇻. Below are Ghana's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Accra |
|---|---|
| Population | about 30.4 million |
| Area | 243,469 km² (94,004 sq mi) |
| Region | Western Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Official name | Republic of Ghana |
| Also written | Ghana (es) · Ghana (fr) · åŠ çº³ (zh) · غانا (ar) · Гана (ru) · ガーナ (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Ghana, that point sits at 7.8157° S, 178.9126° E. The nearest coast is Tuvalu 🇹🇻, roughly 79 km (49 miles) north-west.
The closest settlement of any size is Funafuti, Tuvalu, about 85 km (53 miles) from the point.
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