Dig straight down through Mauritania 🇲🇷 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the Coral Sea 🌊, off the coast of New Caledonia 🇳🇨. Below are Mauritania's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Nouakchott |
|---|---|
| Population | about 4.53 million |
| Area | 1,052,681 km² (406,442 sq mi) |
| Region | Western Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Least developed region |
| Income group | Low income |
| Official name | Islamic Republic of Mauritania |
| Also written | Mauritania (es) · Mauritanie (fr) · 毛里塔尼亚 (zh) · موريتانيا (ar) · Мавритания (ru) · モーリタニア (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Mauritania, that point sits at 21.1634° S, 168.5070° E. The nearest coast is New Caledonia 🇳🇨, roughly 49 km (30 miles) north-east.
The closest settlement of any size is Nouméa, New Caledonia, about 246 km (153 miles) from the point.
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