Dig straight down through São Tomé and Principe 🇸🇹 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the South Pacific Ocean 🌊, off the coast of Kiribati 🇰🇮. Below are São Tomé and Principe's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | São Tomé |
|---|---|
| Population | about 215,000 |
| Area | 981 km² (379 sq mi) |
| Region | Middle Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Least developed region |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Official name | Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Principe |
| Also written | Santo Tomé y Príncipe (es) · Sao Tomé-et-Principe (fr) · 圣多美和普林西比 (zh) · ساو تومي وبرينسيب (ar) · Сан-Томе и Принсипи (ru) · サントメ・プリンシペ (ja) |
Taken from the middle of São Tomé and Principe, that point sits at 0.1740° S, 173.4094° W. The nearest coast is Kiribati 🇰🇮, roughly 344 km (214 miles) north-west.
The closest settlement of any size is Funafuti, Tuvalu, about 1,236 km (768 miles) from the point.
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