P Countries

The A to Z categories are based on the English language and inadvertently might not include all native country names.

There are nine 'P' countries scattered across five continents. The continents that the countries are located in are Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania (large territory of islands usually grouped with Australia), and South America.

Asia (2): PAKISTAN is east of Afghanistan and Iran and west of China and India in South Asia. The former Soviet republic of Tajikistan is separated from Pakistan's northern border by a thin panhandle belonging to Afghanistan. The PHILIPPINES is a country of many islands in the Pacific Ocean. It is east of the South China Sea, north of Indonesia, northeast of Malaysia, west of Palau, and south of Taiwan.

Europe (2): POLAND is west of Belarus and Ukraine, northeast of the Czech Republic, east of Germany, south of the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad (exclave of Russia), southwest of Lithuania, and north of Slovakia in Eastern Europe. PORTUGAL is east of the Atlantic Ocean and west of Spain on the Iberian Peninsula of Western Europe.

North America (1): PANAMA is west of Colombia and east of Costa Rica in Central America (C. America is part of North America). It is famous for the Panama Canal, which connects the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east.

Oceania (2): PALAU is an island country with many islands and reefs in the Pacific Ocean, located west of the Federated States of Micronesia, north of Indonesia, and east of The Philippines. PAPUA NEW GUINEA is an Oceanic country north of Australia, east of Indonesia, and west of the Solomon Islands.

South America (2): PARAGUAY is a landlocked country located north of Argentina, southeast of Bolivia, and west of the southern part of Brazil. PERU is found in the northwest area of South America, located west of Bolivia and Brazil, south of Colombia and Ecuador, and east of the Pacific Ocean.

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