This is South Africa 🇿🇦 — 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 | Bloemfontein |
|---|---|
| Population | about 58.6 million |
| Area | 1,216,329 km² (469,627 sq mi) |
| Region | Southern Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Emerging region: G20 |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Official name | Republic of South Africa |
| Also written | Sudáfrica (es) · Afrique du Sud (fr) · 南非 (zh) · جنوب أفريقيا (ar) · ЮАР (ru) · 南アフリカ共和国 (ja) |
Start near the middle of South Africa and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 28.4085° N, 153.8524° W, in North Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is United States of America 🇺🇸, roughly 857 km (533 miles) north.
The closest settlement of any size is Honolulu, United States of America, about 887 km (551 miles) from the point.
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