Dig straight down through Liberia 🇱🇷 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 Kiribati 🇰🇮. Below are Liberia's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Monrovia |
|---|---|
| Population | about 4.94 million |
| Area | 98,213 km² (37,920 sq mi) |
| Region | Western Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Least developed region |
| Income group | Low income |
| Official name | Republic of Liberia |
| Also written | Liberia (es) · Liberia (fr) · 利比里亚 (zh) · ليبيريا (ar) · Либерия (ru) · リベリア (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Liberia, that point sits at 6.3303° S, 170.2898° E. The nearest coast is Kiribati 🇰🇮, roughly 612 km (380 miles) south.
The closest settlement of any size is Tarawa, Kiribati, about 905 km (562 miles) from the point.
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