Dig straight down through Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 and you would come out on the exact opposite side of the globe — in open water in the North Pacific Ocean 🌊, off the coast of United States of America 🇺🇸. Below are Zimbabwe's key facts and a closer look at its antipode.
| Capital | Harare |
|---|---|
| Population | about 14.6 million |
| Area | 376,273 km² (145,280 sq mi) |
| Region | Eastern Africa, Africa |
| Economy | Emerging region: G20 |
| Income group | Low income |
| Official name | Republic of Zimbabwe |
| Also written | Zimbabue (es) · Zimbabwe (fr) · 津巴布韦 (zh) · زيمبابوي (ar) · Зимбабве (ru) · ジンバブエ (ja) |
Taken from the middle of Zimbabwe, that point sits at 19.0037° N, 150.6783° W. The nearest coast is United States of America 🇺🇸, roughly 437 km (272 miles) east.
The closest settlement of any size is Hilo, United States of America, about 469 km (291 miles) from the point.
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