Countries That Start With P
10 countries have a name starting with P. The list draws on the 193 UN member states plus Vatican City. One of them is here because one of its other names starts with P. A leading “The” is not counted as the first letter.
Americas
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Panama
Central AmericaLatin America and the Caribbean · Americas
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Paraguay
South AmericaLatin America and the Caribbean · Americas
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Peru
South AmericaLatin America and the Caribbean · Americas
Asia
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Pakistan
Southern AsiaAsia
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People's Republic of China
Also listed as China (Wikidata)
Eastern AsiaAsia
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Philippines
South-eastern AsiaAsia
Europe
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Poland
Eastern EuropeEurope
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Portugal
Southern EuropeEurope
Oceania
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Palau
MicronesiaOceania
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Papua New Guinea
MelanesiaOceania
Sources
- Which countries are listed, the region under each name, and the UN M49 names: United Nations Statistics Division, Standard country or area codes for statistical use (M49).
- Other names: Natural Earth, Admin 0 – Countries (1:10m), attribute table (names only) and Wikidata, English labels of the country items.
Checked September 29, 2026. How this list is put together.