This is Republic of the Congo 🇨🇬 — what it is, and what sits on the far side of the planet from it. The antipode is the point you would reach by digging straight through the centre of the Earth.
| Capital | Brazzaville |
|---|---|
| Population | about 5.38 million |
| Area | 339,670 km² (131,147 sq mi) |
| Region | Middle Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Also written | República del Congo (es) · République du Congo (fr) · 刚果共和国 (zh) · جمهورية الكونغو (ar) · Республика Конго (ru) · コンゴ共和国 (ja) |
Start near the middle of Republic of the Congo and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 0.6482° N, 164.0560° W, in North Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is Kiribati 🇰🇮, roughly 629 km (391 miles) south-west.
The closest settlement of any size is Pago Pago, American Samoa, about 1,814 km (1,127 miles) from the point.
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