Dig straight down through Rwanda 🇷🇼 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 Kiribati 🇰🇮. Below are Rwanda's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Kigali |
|---|---|
| Population | about 12.6 million |
| Area | 23,365 km² (9,021 sq mi) |
| Region | Eastern Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Least developed region |
| Income group | Low income |
| Official name | Republic of Rwanda |
| Also written | Ruanda (es) · Rwanda (fr) · 卢旺达 (zh) · رواندا (ar) · Руанда (ru) · ルワンダ (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Rwanda, that point sits at 1.9570° N, 149.9692° W. The nearest coast is Kiribati 🇰🇮, roughly 801 km (498 miles) east.
The closest settlement of any size is Hilo, United States of America, about 2,050 km (1,274 miles) from the point.
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