List of national constitutions

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The following is a list of national constitutions by country, semi-recognized countries, and by codification.

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Codified constitutions (most recent, in use today)

A codified constitution is a constitution that is contained in a single document, which is the single source of constitutional law in a state. An uncodified constitution is one that is not contained in a single document, but consists of several different sources, which may be written or unwritten.

Sovereign states (UN member and observer states)

StateDate ratifiedWord count [1]
Flag of the Taliban.svg None (see Constitution of Afghanistan)August 15, 2021
Flag of Albania.svg Constitution of Albania November 28, 199813,826
Flag of Algeria.svg Constitution of Algeria December 8, 199610,038
Flag of Andorra.svg Constitution of Andorra February 2, 19938,740
Flag of Angola.svg Constitution of Angola January 21, 201027,181
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda October 31, 198138,464
Flag of Argentina.svg Constitution of Argentina May 1, 185312,514
Flag of Armenia.svg Constitution of Armenia July 5, 199513,786
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Constitution of Australia January 1, 190117,318
Flag of Austria.svg Constitution of Austria October 1, 192041,366
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Constitution of Azerbaijan November 12, 199517,354
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Constitution of the Bahamas 197341,835
Flag of Bahrain.svg Constitution of Bahrain February 14, 200210,806
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Constitution of Bangladesh November 4, 197227,643
Flag of Barbados.svg Constitution of Barbados November 30, 196634,144
Flag of Belarus.svg Constitution of Belarus March 15, 199413,278
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Constitution of Belgium February 7, 183116,119
Flag of Belize.svg Constitution of Belize September 21, 198139,629
Flag of Benin.svg Constitution of Benin December 2, 199011,386
Flag of Bhutan.svg Constitution of Bhutan July 18, 200813,632
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Constitution of Bolivia February 7, 200939,375
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina December 14, 19955,454
Flag of Botswana.svg Constitution of Botswana September 30, 196630,713
Flag of Brazil.svg Constitution of Brazil October 5, 198864,488
Flag of Brunei.svg Constitution of Brunei 195913,869
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Constitution of Bulgaria July 12, 199113,641
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Constitution of Burkina Faso June 11, 199110,030
Flag of Myanmar.svg Constitution of Myanmar May 29, 200840,492
Flag of Burundi.svg Constitution of Burundi March 9, 199217,574
Flag of Cambodia.svg Constitution of Cambodia 19938,936
Flag of Cameroon.svg Constitution of Cameroon January 18, 19968,444
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Constitution of Cape Verde 199232,132
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Constitution of the Central African Republic March 27, 20169,767
Flag of Chad.svg Constitution of Chad March 31, 199611,768
Flag of Chile.svg Constitution of Chile September 11, 198025,821
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Constitution of the People's Republic of China December 4, 198210,960
Flag of Colombia.svg Constitution of Colombia July 4, 199146,902
Flag of the Comoros.svg Constitution of the Comoros December 23, 20016,185
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Constitution of the Republic of the Congo 20019,970
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo February 18, 200619,285
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Constitution of Costa Rica November 7, 194916,705
Flag of Croatia.svg Constitution of Croatia December 22, 199010,898
Flag of Cuba.svg Constitution of Cuba April 10, 201912,893
Flag of Cyprus.svg Constitution of Cyprus August 16, 196037,006
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Constitution of the Czech Republic December 16, 199214,580
Flag of Denmark.svg Constitution of Denmark May 25, 18496,221
Flag of Djibouti.svg Constitution of Djibouti September 15, 19926,666
Flag of Dominica.svg Constitution of Dominica 197836,080
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Constitution of the Dominican Republic January 26, 201029,710
Flag of East Timor.svg Constitution of East Timor May 20, 200215,307
Flag of Ecuador.svg Constitution of Ecuador October 20, 200854,555
Flag of Egypt.svg Constitution of Egypt January 18, 201422,626
Flag of El Salvador.svg Constitution of El Salvador December 20, 198322,823
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Constitution of Equatorial Guinea November 17, 19915,575
Flag of Eritrea.svg Constitution of Eritrea May 23, 19976,753
Flag of Estonia.svg Constitution of Estonia June 28, 199211,344
Flag of Eswatini.svg Constitution of Eswatini 200548,604
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Constitution of Ethiopia August 21, 199513,630
Flag of Fiji.svg Constitution of Fiji September 6, 201340,773
Flag of Finland.svg Constitution of Finland March 1, 200012,640
Flag of France.svg Constitution of France October 4, 195810,180
Flag of Gabon.svg Constitution of Gabon 199111,804
Flag of The Gambia.svg Constitution of the Gambia January 16, 199743,465
Flag of Georgia.svg Constitution of Georgia August 24, 199511,490
Flag of Germany.svg Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany May 8, 194927,379
Flag of Ghana.svg Constitution of Ghana April 28, 199253,985
Flag of Greece.svg Constitution of Greece June 11, 197526,989
Flag of Grenada.svg Constitution of Grenada 199133,737
Flag of Guatemala.svg Constitution of Guatemala January 14, 198628,692
Flag of Guinea.svg Constitution of Guinea May 7, 201012,707
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Constitution of Guinea-Bissau May 6, 19847,820
Flag of Guyana.svg Constitution of Guyana October 6, 198046,221
Flag of Haiti.svg Constitution of Haiti June 20, 201218,488
Flag of Honduras.svg Constitution of Honduras January 20, 198223,434
Flag of Hungary.svg Constitution of Hungary April 18, 201115,247
Flag of Iceland.svg Constitution of Iceland June 17, 19444,089
Flag of India.svg Constitution of India November 26, 1949146,385
Flag of Indonesia.svg Constitution of Indonesia August 18, 19455,915
Flag of Iran.svg Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran December 3, 197916,179
Flag of Iraq.svg Constitution of Iraq October 15, 200511,550
Flag of Ireland.svg Constitution of Ireland December 29, 193716,007
Flag of Italy.svg Constitution of Italy December 22, 194711,708
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Constitution of Ivory Coast November 8, 20167,897
Flag of Jamaica.svg Constitution of Jamaica January 1, 196238,048
Flag of Japan.svg Constitution of Japan May 3, 19474,998
Flag of Jordan.svg Constitution of Jordan January 11, 195210,239
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Constitution of Kazakhstan August 30, 199513,482
Flag of Kenya.svg Constitution of Kenya August 27, 201048,818
Flag of Kiribati.svg Constitution of Kiribati 197926,080
Flag of North Korea.svg Constitution of North Korea December 25, 19727,364
Flag of South Korea.svg Constitution of South Korea July 17, 19489,059
Flag of Kuwait.svg Constitution of Kuwait November 11, 19628,197
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Constitution of Kyrgyzstan June 27, 201014,327
Flag of Laos.svg Constitution of Laos August 14, 19914,820
Flag of Latvia.svg Constitution of Latvia November 7, 19224,917
Flag of Lebanon.svg Constitution of Lebanon May 23, 19266,296
Flag of Lesotho.svg Constitution of Lesotho 199345,532
Flag of Liberia.svg Constitution of Liberia January 6, 198611,667
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Constitution of Liechtenstein October 5, 19219,513
Flag of Lithuania.svg Constitution of Lithuania October 25, 199212,214
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Constitution of Luxembourg October 17, 18685,601
Flag of Libya.svg Libyan interim Constitutional Declaration August 3, 2011Not documented by source
Flag of Madagascar.svg Constitution of Madagascar November 14, 201015,759
Flag of Malawi.svg Constitution of Malawi May 16, 199433,422
Flag of Malaysia.svg Constitution of Malaysia August 27, 195764,080
Flag of Maldives.svg Constitution of the Maldives August 7, 200823,991
Flag of Mali.svg Constitution of Mali January 12, 19927,503
Flag of Malta.svg Constitution of Malta September 21, 196431,820
Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Constitution of the Marshall Islands 197921,429
Flag of Mauritania.svg Constitution of Mauritania July 12, 19916,997
Flag of Mauritius.svg Constitution of Mauritius March 12, 196837,320
Flag of Mexico.svg Constitution of Mexico February 5, 191757,087
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia October 1, 19785,271
Flag of Moldova.svg Constitution of Moldova July 29, 199412,818
Flag of Monaco.svg Constitution of Monaco December 17, 19623,814
Flag of Mongolia.svg Constitution of Mongolia January 13, 19928,250
Flag of Montenegro.svg Constitution of Montenegro October 19, 200711,572
Flag of Morocco.svg Constitution of Morocco December 14, 196215,897
Flag of Mozambique.svg Constitution of Mozambique December 21, 200424,171
Flag of Namibia.svg Constitution of Namibia February 9, 199024,198
Flag of Nauru.svg Constitution of Nauru January 31, 196813,714
Flag of Nepal.svg Constitution of Nepal September 20, 201532,753
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Constitution of the Netherlands [2] August 24, 1815 [3] 8,739
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Constitution of Nicaragua January 1, 198720,535
Flag of Niger.svg Constitution of Niger November 25, 201014,806
Flag of Nigeria.svg Constitution of Nigeria May 29, 199966,263
Flag of North Macedonia.svg Constitution of North Macedonia November 17, 199113,486
Flag of Norway.svg Constitution of Norway May 17, 18147,307
Flag of Oman.svg Basic Statute of Oman November 6, 1996 [4] 7,233
Flag of Pakistan.svg Constitution of Pakistan August 14, 197356,240
Flag of Palau.svg Constitution of Palau July 9, 1980Not documented by source
Flag of Palestine.svg Palestinian National Covenant May 28, 1964Not documented by source
Flag of Panama.svg Constitution of Panama October 11, 197226,097
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Constitution of Papua New Guinea September 16, 197558,490
Flag of Paraguay.svg Constitution of Paraguay June 20, 199225,461
Flag of Peru.svg Constitution of Peru December 31, 199319,216
Flag of the Philippines.svg Constitution of the Philippines February 2, 198721,954
Flag of Poland.svg Constitution of Poland April 2, 199719,602
Flag of Portugal.svg Constitution of Portugal April 25, 197635,219
Flag of Qatar.svg Constitution of Qatar April 9, 20046,848
Flag of Romania.svg Constitution of Romania November 21, 199114,663
Flag of Russia.svg Constitution of Russia December 12, 199312,908
Flag of Rwanda.svg Constitution of Rwanda May 26, 200316,940
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis June 23, 198349,643
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Constitution of Saint Lucia 197838,271
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Constitution of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1979Not documented by source
Flag of Samoa.svg Constitution of Samoa October 28, 196019,611
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg Constitution of São Tomé and Príncipe November 5, 19757,988
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Basic Law of Saudi Arabia March 1, 19926,335
Flag of Senegal.svg Constitution of Senegal January 1, 200110,866
Flag of Serbia.svg Constitution of Serbia November 8, 200619,891
Flag of Seychelles.svg Constitution of Seychelles 199339,729
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Constitution of Sierra Leone 199644,636
Flag of Singapore.svg Constitution of Singapore August 9, 196540,076
Flag of Slovakia.svg Constitution of Slovakia October 1, 199218,402
Flag of Slovenia.svg Constitution of Slovenia December 23, 199111,406
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Constitution of Solomon Islands May 31, 197831,826
Flag of Somalia.svg Constitution of Somalia August 1, 201219,823
Flag of South Africa.svg Constitution of South Africa February 4, 199743,062
Flag of South Sudan.svg Constitution of South Sudan July 9, 201127,191
Flag of Spain.svg Constitution of Spain December 6, 197817,608
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Constitution of Sri Lanka September 7, 197840,085
Flag of Sudan.svg Constitution of Sudan August 4, 2019
Flag of Suriname.svg Constitution of Suriname September 30, 198712,488
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Swiss Federal Constitution April 18, 199916,484
Flag of Syria.svg Constitution of Syria February 27, 20128,154
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Constitution of Tajikistan November 6, 19947,917
Flag of Tanzania.svg Constitution of Tanzania April 25, 197735,651
Flag of Thailand.svg Constitution of Thailand April 6, 20177,683
Flag of Togo.svg Constitution of Togo October 14, 199210,252
Flag of Tonga.svg Constitution of Tonga November 4, 187510,192
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago [5] March 29, 197632,567
Flag of Tunisia.svg Constitution of Tunisia January 26, 20149,508
Flag of Turkey.svg Constitution of Turkey November 7, 198229,727
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Constitution of Turkmenistan May 18, 19925,735
Flag of Tuvalu.svg Constitution of Tuvalu 198634,801
Flag of Uganda.svg Constitution of Uganda October 8, 199549,448
Flag of Ukraine.svg Constitution of Ukraine June 28, 199619,299
Flag of the United States.svg Constitution of the United States June 21, 17887,762
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Constitution of the United Arab Emirates December 2, 197111,557
Flag of Uruguay.svg Constitution of Uruguay July 18, 183029,911
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Constitution of Uzbekistan December 8, 19927,941
Flag of Vanuatu.svg Constitution of Vanuatu July 30, 19808,425
Flag of the Vatican City (2023-present).svg Fundamental Law of Vatican City State November 26, 2000Not documented by source
Flag of Venezuela.svg Constitution of Venezuela December 20, 199937,344
Flag of Vietnam.svg Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam November 28, 201311,344
Flag of Yemen.svg Constitution of Yemen May 16, 1991Not documented by source
Flag of Zambia.svg Constitution of Zambia 201630,696
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Constitution of Zimbabwe May 9, 201355,883

Unrecognized and partially recognized countries

CountryDate
Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg Constitution of Abkhazia October 3, 1999
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Constitution of the Republic of China December 25, 1947
(amended May 1, 1991)
Flag of Kosovo.svg Constitution of Kosovo June 15, 2008
Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg Constitution of Northern Cyprus May 5, 1985
Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg Constitution of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic August 1976
Flag of Somaliland.svg Constitution of Somaliland May 31, 2001
Flag of South Ossetia.svg Constitution of South Ossetia April 8, 2001
Flag of Transnistria (state).svg Constitution of Transnistria January 17, 1996

Dependent territories

TerritoryDate
Flag of American Samoa.svg Constitution of American Samoa October 17, 1960
Flag of Aruba.svg Constitution of Aruba January 1, 1986
Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg Constitution of the British Virgin Islands June 15, 2007
Flag of Curacao.svg Constitution of Curaçao October 10, 2010
Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg Constitution of the Falkland Islands January 1, 2009
Flag of Gibraltar.svg Constitution of Gibraltar January 2, 2007
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong Basic Law April 4, 1990
Flag of Macau.svg Macau Basic Law March 31, 1993
Flag of Niue.svg Niue Constitution Act October 19, 1974
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Constitution January 1, 1978
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Constitution of Puerto Rico July 25, 1952
Flag of Sint Maarten.svg Constitution of Sint Maarten October 10, 2010
Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Constitution of the Turks and Caicos Islands October 15, 2012

Uncodified constitutions

An uncodified constitution is one where not all elements are written into law. Typically some elements, such as constitutional conventions, are not written into law. Such elements are almost always written down somewhere (perhaps across multiple documents and/or publications), however written in documents that are not enforceable in law. Approximate dates have been listed below based on fundamental founding documents on governance of the respective countries.

Former constitutions

Afghanistan

Brazil

Bulgaria

China

Colombia

Cuba

Czechoslavakia

Egypt

France

Germany

Hawaii

Iran

Italy

Mexico

Poland

Portugal

Russia

South Africa

Turkey

United States

Yugoslavia

Other States

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References

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  2. Subordinated to the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
  3. "Grondwet - Militair Rechtelijk Tijdschrift". puc.overheid.nl. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  4. "Basic Statute of the State" (PDF). Royal Decree 101/96. Ministry of Legal Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  5. "Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Act" (PDF). Organization of American States. December 31, 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  6. "Oldest Constitutions Still Being Used Today". WorldAtlas. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 2019-05-13.