Dig straight down through South Africa 🇿🇦 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the North Pacific Ocean 🌊, off the coast of United States of America 🇺🇸. Below are South Africa's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| 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) |
Taken from the middle of South Africa, that point sits at 28.4085° N, 153.8524° W. 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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