word | | Constitution |
| permanent | United Arab Emirates | 2 December 1971; made permanent in 1996 |
| Pitcairn | Pitcairn Islands | The Pitcairn Constitution Order 2010, effective 4 March 2010 |
| place | Austria | 1 October 1920; revised 1929; reinstated 1 May 1945; revised many times; note - during the period 1 May 1934-1 May 1945 there was a fascist (corporative) constitution in place |
| placed | Portugal | adopted 2 April 1976; subsequently revised note: the revisions placed the military under strict civilian control, trimmed the powers of the president, and laid the groundwork for a stable, pluralistic liberal democracy ... |
| plebiscite | Ireland | adopted 1 July 1937 by plebiscite; effective 29 December 1937 |
| pluralistic | Portugal | ... strict civilian control, trimmed the powers of the president, and laid the groundwork for a stable, pluralistic liberal democracy; they allowed for the privatization of nationalized firms and government-owned communications media |
| political | Uganda | 8 October 1995; amended 2005 note: the amendments in 2005 removed presidential term limits and legalized a multiparty political system |
| Pope | Holy See (Vatican City) | Fundamental Law promulgated by Pope JOHN PAUL II 26 November 2000, effective 22 February 2001 (replaced the first Fundamental Law of 1929) |
| popular | Albania | approved by parliament 21 October 1998; adopted by popular referendum 22 November 1998; promulgated 28 November 1998 |
| popular | Burundi | ratified by popular referendum 28 February 2005 |
| popular | Central African Republic | ratified by popular referendum 5 December 2004; effective 27 December 2004 |
| position | Cape Verde | 25 September 1992; a major revision on 23 November 1995 substantially increased the powers of the president; a 1999 revision created the position of national ombudsman (Provedor de Justica) |