This is Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 — what it is, and what sits on the far side of the planet from it. The antipode is the point you would reach by digging straight through the centre of the Earth.
| Capital | Harare |
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| 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) |
Start near the middle of Zimbabwe and dig straight down through the centre of the Earth, and you would surface around 19.0037° N, 150.6783° W, in North Pacific Ocean 🌊. That spot is open water; 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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