Dig straight down through Madagascar 🇲🇬 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the North Pacific Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Mexico 🇲🇽. Below are Madagascar's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Antananarivo |
|---|---|
| Population | about 27.0 million |
| Area | 589,284 km² (227,524 sq mi) |
| Region | Eastern Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Least developed region |
| Income group | Low income |
| Official name | Republic of Madagascar |
| Also written | Madagascar (es) · Madagascar (fr) · 马达加斯加 (zh) · مدغشقر (ar) · Мадагаскар (ru) · マダガスカル (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Madagascar, that point sits at 18.6467° N, 133.3305° W. The nearest coast is Mexico 🇲🇽, roughly 1,906 km (1,184 miles) south-west — far enough out that no shore would be in sight.
The closest settlement of any size is Santa Barbara, United States of America, about 2,212 km (1,374 miles) from the point.
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