Dig straight down through Libya 🇱🇾 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 Cook Islands 🇨🇰. Below are Libya's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Tripoli |
|---|---|
| Population | about 6.78 million |
| Area | 1,634,948 km² (631,257 sq mi) |
| Region | Northern Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Also written | Libia (es) · Libye (fr) · 利比亚 (zh) · ليبيا (ar) · Ливия (ru) · リビア (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Libya, that point sits at 26.3033° S, 162.7411° W. The nearest coast is Cook Islands 🇨🇰, roughly 636 km (395 miles) south-west.
The closest settlement of any size is Nuku'alofa, Tonga, about 1,393 km (866 miles) from the point.
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