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Finally a proper study on height. It is the most detailed study on height that has been done. The conclusion is that male height is determined by genetics and nutrition. The authors found a high correlation with Y M-170 and the males with the highest stature.
The tallest nation in Europe & the world is the Dutch (average male height 183.8 cm), followed by Montenegrins (183.2 cm) and possibly Bosnians (182.5 cm). The shortest men in Europe can be found in Turkey (173.6 cm), Portugal (173.9 cm), Cyprus (174.6 cm) and in economically underdeveloped nations of the Balkans and former Soviet Union (mainly Albania, Moldova, and the Caucasian republics.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...70677X14000665
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