Dig straight down through Tunisia 🇹🇳 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 New Zealand 🇳🇿. Below are Tunisia's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Tunis |
|---|---|
| Population | about 11.7 million |
| Area | 156,279 km² (60,340 sq mi) |
| Region | Northern Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Developing region |
| Income group | Upper middle income |
| Official name | Republic of Tunisia |
| Also written | Túnez (es) · Tunisie (fr) · 突尼斯 (zh) · تونس (ar) · Тунис (ru) · チュニジア (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Tunisia, that point sits at 33.9416° S, 171.0860° W. The nearest coast is New Zealand 🇳🇿, roughly 1,024 km (636 miles) east.
The closest settlement of any size is Napier, New Zealand, about 1,232 km (766 miles) from the point.
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