Chandra Bahdur Dangi : World's Shortest Man "OMG"

Katmandu, Nepal --- A 72-year-old Napalese man who is about the size of a toddler on Sunday became the world's shortest person ever recorded .

A doctor and Guinness World Records official measured Chandra Bahadur Dangi to confirm his height of 25.5 inches ( 54.6 centimeters).

Guiness official Craig Glenday presented Dangi with two certificates for being the world's shotest living man and the world's shortest person recorded in Guinesss' 57-year history .

"I am very happy . Now II want to travel across Nepal and to foreign countries ," Dangi told reporters afterward .

He said he had no desire to get married or have a family of his own , but would like to meet the prime minister of Napel soon .

Dangi lives is a remote mountain villege , Rhimkholi , about 250 miles (400 kilometers) west of Katmandu , with his youngest brother and his family . His five brothers are all average height .

Before being measured in the capital , Katmandu , on Saturday , he had never seen a doctor and his relatives say he has never been seriously ill or had any injuries . Rhe doctors who saw him at the clinic also found no immediate health problems . His family is not sure when he stopped growing .

Because of his height , he has never worked outside the house , doing only household chores .

Dangi has a normal size head and regularly shaves , but his body is small . He is able to walk and climb small stairs . He eats mainly rice and vegetables , and occasionally meat , but in small portions .

Dangi takes the shortest man record from Junrey Balawing of the Philippines , who is 3.5 inches (60 centimeters ) tall . He also beat the record of Gul Mohammed of India as the shorest adult human to have their height verified by Guiness . Mohammed , who died in 1997 , was 22.5 inches (57 centimeters) tall .

Since Dangi's village is so remote , it was only recently that Dangi gained notice . A forest contractor cutting timber in the village met him and told ocal media .

Aside from a Guiness certificate , the titles don't come with any cash award .