The people of Japan are called Japanese. The one distinct ethnic group in Japan, the Ainu, live on the Japanese island of Hokkaido.
The people of Jordan are called Jordanians. Most of the population trace their heritage to more than one of the many people that lived in Jordan throughout history, including Greeks, Egyptianss, Persians, Europeans, and Africans.
The people of Kazakstan are called Kazaks (or Kazakhs). About 38 percent of the population of Kazakstan is Russian; about 6 percent is German; and about 5 percent is Ukrainian.
LOCATION: Kazakstan; China; Uzbekistan; Turkmenistan; Tajikistan.
The people of Kenya are called Kenyans. The estimated proportions of the main tribal groups are Gikuyu (Kikuyu), 21 percent; Luhya, 14 percent; Luo, 13 percent; Kalenjin, 11 percent; and Gusii (Kisii), 6 percent.
The Koreans are believed to be descended from Mongoloid people from the cold northern regions of Central Asia. However, there are two Koreas, North and South.
The people of Kuwait are called Kuwaitis. Forty percent of the residents of Kuwait are citizens of the country; the remainder are divided roughly in half between Arabs and non-Arabs.
The people of Kyrgyzstan are called Kyrgyz. Ethnic Kyrgyz (people who trace their ancestry to Kyrgyzstan) make up more than 50 percent of the population.
The people of Laos are called Laotians. There are officially 68 ethnic groups in Laos.
The people of Latvia are called Latvians. More than half the population trace their ancestry to Latvia.
The people of Lebanon are called Lebanese. Lebanese are divided into Muslims and Christians.
The people of Lesotho are called Sotho (or Basotho).
The people of Liberia are called Liberians. The country has about 28 ethnic tribes, but tribal divisions are becoming less distinct.
The people of Libya are called Libyans. More than 90 percent of the population identify themselves as Arab, with most of the remaining minority composed of Berbers (general name for North Africans) and black Africans.
The people of Liechtenstein are called Liechtensteiners. Over 60 percent of the population are descended from people of Switzerland and southwestern Germany.
The people of Lithuania are called Lithuanians. The native-born population is about 80 percent of the total.
The people of Luxembourg are called Luxembourgers. Those who are native-born consider themselves a distinct nationality.
The people of Macedonia are called Macedonians. About 65 percent of the population trace their ancestry to Macedonia.
The people of Madagascar are called Malagasy. The original immigrants to Madagascar are believed to have come from East Africa.
The people of Malawi belong mainly to various groups. About half belong to the Chewa and Nyanja groups, known collectively as Malawi (or Maravi), who arrived in Malawi before the nineteenth century.
The people of Malaysia are called Malays. The native-born Malays, known as Bumiputras ("sons of the soil") make up about 60 percent of the total population; people of Chinese descent make up about 30 percent; people of Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi descent are about 10 percent.
The people of Mali are called Malians. The main ethnic groups are the Bambara (about 30–35 percent), mostly farmers occupying central Mali; and the Fulani (just over 10 percent) who are of mixed origin.