This is Guinea-Bissau 🇬🇼 — 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 | Bissau |
|---|---|
| Population | about 1.92 million |
| Area | 36,171 km² (13,966 sq mi) |
| Region | Western Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Least developed region |
| Income group | Low income |
| Official name | Republic of Guinea-Bissau |
| Also written | Guinea-Bisáu (es) · Guinée-Bissau (fr) · 几内亚比绍 (zh) · غينيا بيساو (ar) · Гвинея-Бисау (ru) · ギニアビサウ (ja) |
Start near the middle of Guinea-Bissau and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 11.8850° S, 164.9631° E, in Coral Sea 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is Solomon Islands 🇸🇧, roughly 149 km (93 miles) south-west.
The closest settlement of any size is Honiara, Solomon Islands, about 612 km (380 miles) from the point.
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