Because its islands straddle both the equator and the 180th meridian, Kiribati is the only nation on Earth with territory in the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Hemispheres simultaneously.
Record no. MRB-2026-006909
Only Country Located in All Four Hemispheres
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