Dig straight down through Togo 🇹🇬 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 Tuvalu 🇹🇻. Below are Togo's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Lomé |
|---|---|
| Population | about 8.08 million |
| Area | 60,968 km² (23,540 sq mi) |
| Region | Western Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Least developed region |
| Income group | Low income |
| Official name | Togolese Republic |
| Also written | Togo (es) · Togo (fr) · 多哥 (zh) · توغو (ar) · Того (ru) · トーゴ (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Togo, that point sits at 8.4948° S, 178.8807° W. The nearest coast is Tuvalu 🇹🇻, roughly 209 km (130 miles) east.
The closest settlement of any size is Funafuti, Tuvalu, about 209 km (130 miles) from the point.
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