Countries That Start With P

10 countries Places Checked 9 Oct 2026

Countries that start with P: there are 10, namely Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal. This page counts the 193 United Nations member states plus the two UN observer states, and gives each country's capital, region, population and size.

Ten countries start with P. South America supplies Peru and Paraguay, Europe adds Poland and Portugal, and Asia brings Pakistan and the Philippines, an island nation whose capital is Manila. Papua New Guinea, with Port Moresby as its capital, has the longest name in the group.

P is also a strong letter for capitals. Paris, Prague and Pretoria all begin with P, and several capitals open with Port, including Port Louis and Port Vila. Panama makes an easy memory hook, since its capital is simply Panama City.

Countries starting with P: 10
Most people: Pakistan 212.2 million
Largest by area: Peru 1,285,216 km²

Countries that start with P

Country	Capital	Region	Population	Area
Pakistan	Islamabad	Southern Asia	212.2 million	881,912 km²
Palau	Ngerulmud	Micronesia	17,907	459 km²
Palestine	Ramallah	Western Asia	4.6 million	6,220 km²
Panama	Panama City	Central America	4.2 million	75,417 km²
Papua New Guinea	Port Moresby	Melanesia	8.6 million	462,840 km²
Paraguay	Asunción	South America	7.0 million	406,752 km²
Peru	Lima	South America	32.0 million	1,285,216 km²
Philippines	Manila	South-Eastern Asia	106.7 million	342,353 km²
Poland	Warsaw	Central Europe	38.0 million	312,679 km²
Portugal	Lisbon	Southern Europe	10.3 million	92,090 km²

Their official names

Pakistan: Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Palau: Republic of Palau
Palestine: State of Palestine
Panama: Republic of Panama
Papua New Guinea: Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Paraguay: Republic of Paraguay
Peru: Republic of Peru
Philippines: Republic of the Philippines
Poland: Republic of Poland
Portugal: Portuguese Republic

Capital cities that start with P

Capital	Country
Palikir	Micronesia
Panama City	Panama
Paramaribo	Suriname
Paris	France
Phnom Penh	Cambodia
Podgorica	Montenegro
Port Louis	Mauritius
Port Moresby	Papua New Guinea
Port Vila	Vanuatu
Port of Spain	Trinidad and Tobago
Port-au-Prince	Haiti
Porto-Novo	Benin
Prague	Czechia
Praia	Cape Verde
Pretoria	South Africa
Pyongyang	North Korea

Big cities that start with P

City	Country	Population
Puxi	China	6.7 million
Pudong	China	5.7 million
Peshawar	Pakistan	4.8 million
Puyang	China	3.6 million
Pyongyang	North Korea	3.2 million
Pune	India	3.1 million
Perth	Australia	2.4 million
Paris	France	2.1 million
Port Harcourt	Nigeria	2.1 million
Pretoria	South Africa	2.1 million
Palembang	Indonesia	1.8 million
Pimpri-Chinchwad	India	1.7 million

More cities that start with P

Questions people ask

How many countries start with P?

10 countries start with P: Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal.

Which country that starts with P has the most people?

Pakistan, with about 212.2 million people in the GeoNames count.

What is the biggest country that starts with P?

By land area, Peru is the largest at about 1,285,216 square kilometres.

What capital cities start with P?

Palikir (Micronesia), Panama City (Panama), Paramaribo (Suriname), Paris (France), Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Podgorica (Montenegro).

Source: the 193 United Nations member states plus the two UN observer states (Vatican City and Palestine). Capitals, regions and land areas come from the open mledoze countries dataset; populations from the GeoNames database. Country names use common English short forms.

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