This is Haiti 🇭🇹 — 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 | 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) |
Start near the middle of Haiti and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 18.9435° S, 107.8526° E, in Indian Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; 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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