This is Kenya 🇰🇪 — 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 | 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) |
Start near the middle of Kenya and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 0.3124° S, 142.4870° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; 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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