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  2. Average human height by country - Wikipedia

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    According to a study in France, executives and professionals are 2.6 centimetres (1.0 in) taller, and university students are 2.55 centimetres (1.0 in) taller than the national average. [ 7 ] As this case shows, data taken from a particular social group may not represent a total population in some countries.

  3. List of countries by average elevation - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of countries and territories by their average elevation above sea level based on the data published by Central Intelligence Agency, [1] unless another source is cited. The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1.

  4. List of highest points of European countries - Wikipedia

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    List of highest points of European countries. 12 languages. ... Country Highest point Elevation 1: Russia: Mount Elbrus: 5,642 m (18,510 ft) 2: Georgia: Shkhara [1]

  5. Height in sports - Wikipedia

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    This has resulted in greater diversity of player heights despite the league maintaining a generally constant average height, while the average player weight has generally decreased. [43] The average height of an NHL player is just over 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) tall. Zdeno Chára, at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), is the tallest player ever to play in the NHL.

  6. List of European countries by area - Wikipedia

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    Excludes annexations that are internationally recognized as part of Ukraine. Total area is 17,035,650 km2 when including Siberia or North Asia (13,083,100 km2).[3] ^ Mainland France (535,261 km2) and Corsica (8,680 km2) comprise European France or Metropolitan France. Total area is 633,109 km2 when including Overseas departments (89,168 km2).[5 ...

  7. Netherlands - Wikipedia

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    The Dutch are the tallest people in the world, by nationality, [202] with an average height of 1.81 metres (5 ft 11.3 in) for men and 1.67 metres (5 ft 5.7 in) for women in 2009. [203] The average height of young men in the Netherlands increased from 5 feet, 4 inches to approximately 6 feet between the 1850s until the early 2000s. [204]

  8. Human height - Wikipedia

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    The average height of 19-year-old Dutch orphans in 1865 was 160 cm (5 ft 3 in). [73] From 1830 to 1857, the average height of a Dutch person decreased, even while Dutch real GNP per capita was growing at an average rate of more than 0.5% per year. The worst decline was in urban areas that in 1847, the urban height penalty was 2.5 cm (1.0 in).

  9. List of elevation extremes by country - Wikipedia

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    Europe Slættaratindur on Eysturoy: 880 m 2,887 ft North Atlantic Ocean: sea level 880 m 2,887 ft Fiji: Oceania Tomanivi on Viti Levu: 1324 m 4,344 ft South Pacific Ocean: sea level 1324 m 4,344 ft Finland: Europe Halti: 1324 m 4,344 ft Baltic Sea: sea level 1324 m 4,344 ft France: Europe Mont Blanc [q] 4810 m 15,781 ft Étang de Lavalduc: − ...