Dig straight down through Yemen 🇾🇪 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 French Polynesia 🇵🇫. Below are Yemen's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Sanaa |
|---|---|
| Population | about 29.2 million |
| Area | 455,758 km² (175,969 sq mi) |
| Region | Western Asia, Asia |
| Economy | Least developed region |
| Income group | Lower middle income |
| Official name | Republic of Yemen |
| Also written | Yemen (es) · Yémen (fr) · 也门 (zh) · اليمن (ar) · Йемен (ru) · イエメン (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Yemen, that point sits at 15.8153° S, 132.5269° W. The nearest coast is French Polynesia 🇵🇫, roughly 502 km (312 miles) north-east.
The closest settlement of any size is Papeete, French Polynesia, about 1,824 km (1,133 miles) from the point.
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