word | | Country name |
| conventional | Panama | conventional long form: Republic of Panama conventional short form: Panama local long form: Republica de Panama local short form: Panama |
| conventional | Papua New Guinea | conventional long form: Independent State of Papua New Guinea conventional short form: Papua New Guinea local short form: Papuaniugini former: Territory of Papua and New Guinea abbreviation: PNG |
| conventional | Paracel Islands | conventional long form: none conventional short form: Paracel Islands |
| conventional | Paraguay | conventional long form: Republic of Paraguay conventional short form: Paraguay local long form: Republica del Paraguay local short form: Paraguay |
| conventional | Peru | conventional long form: Republic of Peru conventional short form: Peru local long form: Republica del Peru local short form: Peru |
| conventional | Philippines | conventional long form: Republic of the Philippines conventional short form: Philippines local long form: Republika ng Pilipinas local short form: Pilipinas |
| conventional | Pitcairn Islands | conventional long form: Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands conventional short form: Pitcairn Islands |
| conventional | Poland | conventional long form: Republic of Poland conventional short form: Poland local long form: Rzeczpospolita Polska local short form: Polska |
| conventional | Portugal | conventional long form: Portuguese Republic conventional short form: Portugal local long form: Republica Portuguesa local short form: Portugal |
| conventional | Puerto Rico | conventional long form: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico conventional short form: Puerto Rico |
| conventional | Qatar | conventional long form: State of Qatar conventional short form: Qatar local long form: Dawlat Qatar local short form: Qatar note: closest approximation of the native pronunciation falls between cutter and gutter, but ... |