Dig straight down through Kenya 🇰🇪 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 French Polynesia 🇵🇫. Below are Kenya's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Nairobi |
|---|---|
| Population | about 52.6 million |
| Area | 590,759 km² (228,093 sq mi) |
| Region | Eastern Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Emerging region: G20 |
| Income group | Low income |
| Official name | Republic of Kenya |
| Also written | Kenia (es) · Kenya (fr) · 肯尼亚 (zh) · كينيا (ar) · Кения (ru) · ケニア (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Kenya, that point sits at 0.3124° S, 142.4870° W. The nearest coast is French Polynesia 🇵🇫, roughly 974 km (605 miles) north.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 2,066 km (1,284 miles) from the point.
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