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Some countries may have significant height gaps between different regions. For instance, one survey shows there is 10.8 centimetres (4.3 in) gap between the tallest state and the shortest state in Germany. [ 6 ]
Khagendra Thapa Magar (Nepali: खगेन्द्र थापामगर) (4 October 1992 – 17 January 2020) [2] was a Nepali once known as the shortest man in the world, measuring 0.67 m (2 ft 2 in). [1] [3] Magar, who was a primordial dwarf, won the title of shortest man from Edward Niño Hernández.
In anthropology, pygmy peoples are ethnic groups whose average height is unusually short. The term pygmyism is used to describe the phenotype of endemic short stature (as opposed to disproportionate dwarfism occurring in isolated cases in a population) for populations in which adult men are on average less than 150 cm (4 ft 11 in) tall.
This measurement has since been updated by Guinness World Records, who place her height at 68 cm (26.8 in). [19] [20] 1864–1890 United States: 69 cm (27 in) Bridgette Jordan: Former smallest living woman and one of the shortest living siblings according to Guinness World Records. [21] [22] 1989–2019 Turkey: 72.6 cm (28.58 in) Elif Kocaman
Afshin Ghaderzadeh (Persian: افشین قادرزاده; born 13 July 2002) is an Iranian Internet personality who is the shortest living man in the world. He was recognized by the Guinness World Records in December 2022. [1] [2] He has dimensions of measuring 65.24 centimetres (25.69 in), which is 7 centimetres (2.8 in) less than the previous ...
Mountain summits under 1,000 metres (3,281 feet) * in elevation.; Definitions — whilst there is no universally accepted definition of a mountain and hence the lower limit elevation for this category, the following guidelines are offered in order to provide some consistency whilst respecting differing views around the English speaking world:
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This is a list of countries and dependencies ranked by population density, sorted by inhabitants per square kilometre or square mile. The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1. The list also includes unrecognized but de facto independent countries. The figures in the table ...