Dig straight down through Haiti 🇭🇹 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Indian Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Australia 🇦🇺. Below are Haiti's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Port-au-Prince |
|---|---|
| Population | about 11.3 million |
| Area | 28,537 km² (11,018 sq mi) |
| Region | Caribbean, North America |
| Economy | Least developed region |
| Income group | Low income |
| Official name | Republic of Haiti |
| Also written | Haití (es) · Haïti (fr) · 海地 (zh) · هايتي (ar) · Республика Гаити (ru) · ハイチ (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Haiti, that point sits at 18.9435° S, 107.8526° E. The nearest coast is Australia 🇦🇺, roughly 718 km (446 miles) north-west.
The closest settlement of any size is Karratha, Australia, about 964 km (599 miles) from the point.
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