Dig straight down through Somalia 🇸🇴 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 French Polynesia 🇵🇫. Below are Somalia's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Mogadishu |
|---|---|
| Population | about 10.2 million |
| Area | 484,162 km² (186,936 sq mi) |
| Region | Eastern Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Least developed region |
| Income group | Low income |
| Official name | Federal Republic of Somalia |
| Also written | Somalia (es) · Somalie (fr) · 索马里 (zh) · الصومال (ar) · Сомали (ru) · ソマリア (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Somalia, that point sits at 5.1704° S, 133.2058° W. The nearest coast is French Polynesia 🇵🇫, roughly 801 km (498 miles) north-east.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 2,249 km (1,397 miles) from the point.
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