Dig straight down through Somaliland 🌍 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 Somaliland's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Hargeisa |
|---|---|
| Population | about 5.10 million |
| Area | 167,473 km² (64,662 sq mi) |
| Region | Eastern Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Official name | Republic of Somaliland |
| Also written | Somalilandia (es) · Somaliland (fr) · 索马里兰 (zh) · صوماليلاند (ar) · Сомалиленд (ru) · ソマリランド (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Somaliland, that point sits at 9.7570° S, 133.9653° W. The nearest coast is French Polynesia 🇵🇫, roughly 516 km (321 miles) east.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 1,893 km (1,176 miles) from the point.
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