Dig straight down through Nauru 🇳🇷 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the North Atlantic Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Liberia 🇱🇷. Below are Nauru's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Population | about 13,000 |
|---|---|
| Area | 28 km² (11 sq mi) |
| Region | Micronesia, Oceania |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Official name | Republic of Nauru |
| Also written | Nauru (es) · Nauru (fr) · 瑙鲁 (zh) · ناورو (ar) · Науру (ru) · ナウル (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Nauru, that point sits at 0.5202° N, 13.0678° W. The nearest coast is Liberia 🇱🇷, roughly 666 km (414 miles) south-west.
The closest settlement of any size is Monrovia, Liberia, about 692 km (430 miles) from the point.
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