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| chief | Jersey | chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Lieutenant Governor Sir John MCCOLL (since 26 September 2011) head of government: Chief Minister Ian GORST (18 December 2011); Bailiff ... |
| chief | Jordan | chief of state: King ABDALLAH II (since 7 February 1999); Crown Prince HUSSEIN (born 28 June 1994), eldest son of King ABDALLAH II head of government: Prime Minister Awn Shawkat al-KHASAWNAH ... |
| chief | Kazakhstan | chief of state: President Nursultan A. NAZARBAYEV (chairman of the Supreme Soviet from 22 February 1990, elected president 1 December 1991) head of government: Prime Minister Karim MASIMOV (since 10 January 2007 ... |
| chief | Kenya | chief of state: President Mwai KIBAKI (since 30 December 2002); Vice President Stephen Kalonzo MUSYOKA (since 10 January 2008); head of government: President Mwai KIBAKI (since 30 December 2002); Vice President Stephen ... |
| chief | Kiribati | chief of state: President Anote TONG (since 10 July 2003); Vice President Teima ONORIO; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government head of government: President Anote ... |
| chief | Korea, North | chief of state: KIM Jong Un (since 17 December 2011) note - the rubberstamp Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) reelected KIM Yong Nam in 2009 president of its Presidium also with responsibility of ... |
| chief | Korea, South | chief of state: President LEE Myung-bak (since 25 February 2008) head of government: Prime Minister KIM Hwang-sik (since 1 October 2010) cabinet: State Council appointed by the president on the ... |
| chief | Kosovo | chief of state: President Atifete JAHJAGA (since 7 April 2011); head of government: Prime Minister Hashim THACI (since 9 January 2008) cabinet: ministers; elected by the Kosovo Assembly elections: the president is ... |
| chief | Kuwait | chief of state: Amir SABAH al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah (since 29 January 2006); Crown Prince NAWAF al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah (born 25 June 1937) head of government: Prime ... |
| chief | Kyrgyzstan | chief of state: President Almazbek ATAMBAEV (since 1 December 2011) head of government: Prime Minister Omurbek BABANOV (since 1 December 2011; acting 1-23 December 2011); First Deputy Prime Minister - Aaly KARASHEV (since ... |