Dig straight down through Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 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 Ivory Coast's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Yamoussoukro |
|---|---|
| Population | about 25.7 million |
| Area | 329,827 km² (127,347 sq mi) |
| Region | Western Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Official name | Republic of Ivory Coast |
| Also written | Costa de Marfil (es) · Côte d'Ivoire (fr) · 科特迪瓦 (zh) · ساحل العاج (ar) · Кот-д’Ивуар (ru) · コートジボワール (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Ivory Coast, that point sits at 7.5406° S, 174.3174° E. The nearest coast is Tuvalu 🇹🇻, roughly 547 km (340 miles) west.
The closest settlement of any size is Funafuti, Tuvalu, about 550 km (342 miles) from the point.
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