Dig straight down through South Sudan 🇸🇸 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 Kiribati 🇰🇮. Below are South Sudan's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Population | about 11.1 million |
|---|---|
| Area | 624,899 km² (241,275 sq mi) |
| Region | Eastern Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Least developed region |
| Income group | Low income |
| Official name | Republic of South Sudan |
| Also written | Sudán del Sur (es) · Soudan du Sud (fr) · 南苏丹 (zh) · جنوب السودان (ar) · Южный Судан (ru) · 南スーダン (ja) |
Taken from the middle of South Sudan, that point sits at 8.0271° S, 151.0299° W. The nearest coast is Kiribati 🇰🇮, roughly 384 km (239 miles) north.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 1,069 km (664 miles) from the point.
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