This is Somalia 🇸🇴 — 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 | 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) |
Start near the middle of Somalia and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 5.1704° S, 133.2058° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; 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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