Dig straight down through Uganda 🇺🇬 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 Uganda's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Kampala |
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| Population | about 44.3 million |
| Area | 245,760 km² (94,888 sq mi) |
| Region | Eastern Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Least developed region |
| Income group | Low income |
| Official name | Republic of Uganda |
| Also written | Uganda (es) · Ouganda (fr) · 乌干达 (zh) · أوغندا (ar) · Уганда (ru) · ウガンダ (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Uganda, that point sits at 1.3804° S, 147.4535° W. The nearest coast is Kiribati 🇰🇮, roughly 883 km (549 miles) east.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 1,811 km (1,125 miles) from the point.
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