Dig straight down through Western Sahara 🇪🇭 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 Caledonia 🇳🇨. Below are Western Sahara's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Population | about 603,000 |
|---|---|
| Area | 96,669 km² (37,324 sq mi) |
| Region | Northern Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Least developed region |
| Income group | Low income |
| Official name | Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
| Also written | Sahara Occidental (es) · Sahara occidental (fr) · 西撒哈拉 (zh) · الصحراء الغربية (ar) · Западная Сахара (ru) · 西サハラ (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Western Sahara, that point sits at 24.2306° S, 167.4280° E. The nearest coast is New Caledonia 🇳🇨, roughly 175 km (109 miles) south.
The closest settlement of any size is Nouméa, New Caledonia, about 241 km (150 miles) from the point.
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