This is South Sudan 🇸🇸 — 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.
| 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) |
Start near the middle of South Sudan and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 8.0271° S, 151.0299° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; 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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