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This is a 'list of the highest settlement of each country'. Only permanent settlements occupied year-round are included. The locally claimed altitude above sea level is given; this may be the highest point in the settlement, the lowest point, an average height or the altitude of a particular central point.
The altitude of towns or cities affects the social and physical arrangement of the place. In many cases: the cold climate in winter will necessitate a particular style of house; the type of agriculture practiced and the domestic animals kept there will be limited; or, the type of work carried on will be specialised.

Country	Town/City	Region	Height (m)	Comment
Algeria	Assekrem	Tamanrasset	2710 (8,891 ft)	[1]
Andorra	El Serrat		1540m (5,053ft)	[2]
Australia	Cabramurra	New South Wales	1488 (4880 ft)	Highest in country and continent
Austria	Obergurgl	Tyrol	1930m (6,332ft)
Bolivia	El Alto	Departamento de La Paz	4100 (13488 ft)	[3]
Bolivia	Ciudad de La Paz	Departamento de La Paz	3600 (11811 ft)	[4]
Brazil	Campos do Jordão	São Paulo	1628 (5340 ft)	[5]
Bulgaria	Chepelare	Smolyan province	1232 (3942 ft)
Canada	Banff	Alberta	1383 (4537 ft)	[6]
Chile	Parinacota	Tarapacá Region	4400 (14435 ft)
China	Wenzhuan	Tibet	5100 (16728 ft)	[1]
Colombia	Tunja	Boyaca	2810 (9219 ft)
Croatia	Begovo Razdolje		1024 (3359 ft)
Denmark	Ejer	Region Midtjylland	160 (520 ft)
Djibouti	Airolaf		1667 (5468 ft)	[7]
Ecuador	Quito		2850 (9348 ft)	Highest Capital of the World
Estonia	Otepää		152 (518 ft)
Ethiopia	Addis Ababa		2355 (7724 ft)	Highest Capital of Africa
France	Val Thorens	Savoie	2300
Georgia	Ushguli	Samtskhe-Javakheti	2086 to 2200m (7216 ft)	population about 200, bordering Europe/Asia boundary
Germany	Oberwiesenthal	Saxony	914 (2998 ft)
Hungary	Mátraszentimre		810 (2657 ft)
India	Gaite		4400 (14,432 ft)	[8]
Ireland	Roundwood	County Wicklow	238 (781 ft)	[9]
Israel	Majdal Shams		1120 (3674 ft)
Italy	Sestriere		2035 (6677 ft)
Kenya	Nyahururu		2360 (7741 ft)
Lebanon	Bqaa Kafra		1750 (5740 ft)	[10]
Liechtenstein	Rotenboden	Balzers	1416 (4645 ft)	[11]
Mexico	Raíces	Zicantepec municipality, México State	3500 (11,483 ft)	[12]
Nepal	Dolpa		4360 (14,301 ft)
Netherlands	Vijlen		200 (656 ft)
Norway	Finse		1222 (4000 ft)
Peru	La Rinconada		5100 (16,728 ft)	[13]
Poland	Zakopane		1000 (3280 ft)
Portugal	Guarda		1056 (3464 ft)
Romania	Predeal		1010 (3400 ft)
Russia	Kurush	Dagestan	2480 (8134 ft)
San Marino	Acquaviva		356 (1168 ft)	[14]
South Africa	Belfast		1970 (6462 ft)
Spain	Valdelinares	Teruel	1693 (5553 ft)
Sweden	Högvålen		835 (2739 ft)
Switzerland	Juf	Graubünden	2126 (6973 ft)2	population about 24, highest in Europe by Western sources[2]
Uganda	Kabale		2000 (6560 ft)
United Kingdom	Wanlockhead	Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland	467 (1532 ft)	[15]
Western Sahara	Hasi Chor		483 (1584 ft)	[16]
United States	Alma, Colorado		3156 (10,355 ft)	[17]
Venezuela	Apartaderos	Mérida	3505 (11,502 ft)	[18]

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1. 1World2travel - All Continents - basic facts and extremes Walter Vaerewijck, 1world2travel.com, 2006-07-13
2. Gemeinde Avers Avers official commune website (German)