Dig straight down through Mozambique 🇲🇿 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 United States of America 🇺🇸. Below are Mozambique's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Maputo |
|---|---|
| Population | about 30.4 million |
| Area | 811,086 km² (313,162 sq mi) |
| Region | Eastern Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Least developed region |
| Income group | Low income |
| Official name | Republic of Mozambique |
| Also written | Mozambique (es) · Mozambique (fr) · 莫桑比克 (zh) · موزمبيق (ar) · Мозамбик (ru) · モザンビーク (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Mozambique, that point sits at 18.3194° N, 145.3032° W. The nearest coast is United States of America 🇺🇸, roughly 1,008 km (626 miles) east.
The closest settlement of any size is Hilo, United States of America, about 1,040 km (646 miles) from the point.
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