This is Ghana 🇬🇭 — 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 | 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) · 加纳 (zh) · غانا (ar) · Гана (ru) · ガーナ (ja) |
Start near the middle of Ghana and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 7.8157° S, 178.9126° E, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; 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.
One city on our list surfaces here.
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