Countries that start with P
There are 10 countries whose name begins with the letter P.
- By region: 3 in Asia, 2 in Oceania, 3 in the Americas and 2 in Europe.
- Pakistan has the most people (259.3 million) and Palau the fewest (17,614).
- Peru is the largest by area (1,285,216 km²) and Palau the smallest (459 km²).
Capital cities that start with P
16 national capitals begin with P.
- Palikir — capital of Micronesia
- Panama City — capital of Panama
- Paramaribo — capital of Suriname
- Paris — capital of France
- Phnom Penh — capital of Cambodia
- Podgorica — capital of Montenegro
- Port Louis — capital of Mauritius
- Port Moresby — capital of Papua New Guinea
- Port of Spain — capital of Trinidad and Tobago
- Port Vila — capital of Vanuatu
- Port-au-Prince — capital of Haiti
- Porto-Novo — capital of Benin
- Prague — capital of the Czech Republic
- Praia — capital of Cape Verde
- Pretoria — capital of South Africa
- Pyongyang — capital of North Korea
Countries are listed under their common English short name, so Côte d’Ivoire appears as Ivory Coast and Czechia as Czech Republic. The full A–Z list shows every country on one page.