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It depends on your definition of the word pygmy.


"Pygmy" is most associated with peoples of Central Africa, such as the Aka, Efé and Mbuti, but if the term pygmy is defined as a group's men having an average height below 1.55 meters (5 feet 1 inch), then there are also pygmies in the following countries:

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Yes, in the Highlands.

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