Dig straight down through Lebanon 🇱🇧 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 Lebanon's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Beirut |
|---|---|
| Population | about 6.86 million |
| Area | 10,088 km² (3,895 sq mi) |
| Region | Western Asia, Asia |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Official name | Lebanese Republic |
| Also written | Líbano (es) · Liban (fr) · 黎巴嫩 (zh) · لبنان (ar) · Ливан (ru) · レバノン (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Lebanon, that point sits at 33.8652° S, 144.2053° W. The nearest coast is French Polynesia 🇵🇫, roughly 1,548 km (962 miles) south — far enough out that no shore would be in sight.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 1,893 km (1,176 miles) from the point.
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