Brazil to Congo, Republic of

Brazil

The original inhabitants of Brazil were Amerindians. When the Portuguese settlers arrived in the 1500s, they intermarried with the Amerindians.

Bulgaria

The people of Bulgaria are called Bulgarians. About 85 percent of the people trace their ancestry to Bulgaria.

Burkina Faso

The people of Burkina Faso are known as the Burkinabe. The main ethnic group in Burkina Faso is the Mossi, who make up about 55 percent of the total population.

The people of Burundi are known as the Burundians. The largest group, the Hutu (also known as Bahutu), are traditionally farmers and make up about 85 percent of the population in both Burundi and the neighboring country of Rwanda.

Burundians

Tutsi

Cambodia

Over 90 percent of the 10 million people in Cambodia are ethnic Khmers, descendants of the original population in the area. The largest minority groups are the Chinese (about 61,000) and Vietnamese (estimated at 56,000).

Khmer

Hill Tribespeople

Cameroon

Cameroon has an extremely heterogeneous (mixed) population, consisting of approximately 200 ethnic groups. The principal groups are Bantus, mostly in the south, and the Fulani, in the north.

Cameroonians

Canada

Nearly one-third of Canadians claim multiple ethnic origin. People who report British origin (including Irish) make up almost 45 percent of the population.

Canadians

French Canadians

Inuit

Cape Verde

The people of Cape Verde are called Cape Verdenas. About 70 percent are descendants of Portuguese colonists and their African slaves, who came, most often, from what is today Guinea-Bissau.

Cape Verdeans

Central African Republic

Central Africans, the people in the Central African Republic, belong to more than 80 ethnic groups, which are classified according to geographic location. The Banda (34 percent) in the east central region and the Baya (27 percent) to the west are estimated to be the largest groups.

Central Africans

Chad

The people of Chad are called Chadians. The majority trace their origins to African groups, but the population has been influenced over the years through successive invasions from the Arabic north.

Chadians

Chile

The people of Chile are called Chileans. The population is estimated to be about 75 percent mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian), almost 20 percent white, and about 5 percent Amerindian (native people, mainly Araucanians).

Chileans

Araucanians

China

China is the most populous nation on Earth. The largest ethnic group in the world is the Han, who alone account for over 1 billion of China's total population of 1.1 billion.

Chinese

Dong

Han

Man (Manchus)

Miao

Tibetans

Uighurs

Zhuang

Colombia

The people of Colombia are called Colombians. About 50 percent of the population is mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian or native people).

Colombians

Páez

Congo,Democratic Republic of the

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DROC) was formerly known as Zaire. This chapter begins with an overview article on the people of the DROC (the Congolese).

Congolese

Azande

Efe and Mbuti

Congo, Republic of the

The people of the Republic of Congo are called Congolese. The population belongs to four major ethnic groups—the Bakongo, Bateke, Mboshi, and Sanga—which comprise more than 40 tribes.