This is 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.
| Capital | Khartoum |
|---|---|
| Population | about 42.8 million |
| Area | 1,849,844 km² (714,228 sq mi) |
| Region | Northern Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Official name | Republic of the Sudan |
| Also written | Sudán (es) · Soudan (fr) · 苏丹 (zh) · السودان (ar) · Судан (ru) · スーダン (ja) |
Start near the middle of Sudan and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 15.2776° S, 150.3844° W, in South Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; the nearest coast is French Polynesia 🇵🇫, roughly 187 km (116 miles) north-east.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 266 km (165 miles) from the point.
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