List of national constitutions

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

Codified constitutions (most recently adopted, remaining in use today)

Sovereign states

StateDate
Afghanistan Constitution of AfghanistanJanuary 4, 2004
Albania Constitution of AlbaniaNovember 28, 1998
Algeria Constitution of AlgeriaSeptember 8, 1963
Andorra Constitution of AndorraFebruary 2, 1993
Angola Constitution of AngolaJanuary 21, 2010
Argentina Constitution of ArgentinaAugust 22, 1994
Armenia Constitution of ArmeniaJuly 5, 1995
Australia Constitution of AustraliaJanuary 1, 1901
Austria Constitution of AustriaOctober 1, 1920
Azerbaijan Constitution of AzerbaijanNovember 12, 1995
Bangladesh Constitution of BangladeshDecember 16, 1972
Bahrain Constitution of BahrainFebruary 14, 2002
Barbados Constitution of BarbadosNovember 30, 1966
Belarus Constitution of BelarusMarch 15, 1994
Belize Constitution of BelizeSeptember 21, 1981
Benin Constitution of BeninDecember 2, 1990
Belgium Constitution of BelgiumFebruary 7, 1831
Bolivia Constitution of BoliviaFebruary 7, 2009
Bosnia and Herzegovina Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina December 14, 1995
Botswana Constitution of Botswana September 30, 1966
Bhutan Constitution of BhutanJuly 18, 2008
Brazil Constitution of BrazilOctober 5, 1988
Bulgaria Constitution of BulgariaJuly 12, 1991
Myanmar Constitution of BurmaMay 29, 2008
Burundi Constitution of BurundiMarch 9, 1992
Cameroon Constitution of CameroonJanuary 18, 1996
Chad Constitution of ChadMarch 31, 1996
Chile Constitution of ChileMarch 11, 1981
China Constitution of the People's Republic of ChinaDecember 4, 1982
Colombia Constitution of ColombiaJuly 4, 1991
Democratic Republic of the Congo Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the CongoFebruary 18, 2006
Costa Rica Constitution of Costa RicaNovember 7, 1949
Croatia Constitution of CroatiaDecember 22, 1990
Cuba Constitution of CubaFebruary 24, 1976
Cyprus Constitution of CyprusAugust 16, 1960
Czech Republic Constitution of the Czech RepublicDecember 16, 1992
Denmark Constitution of DenmarkJune 5, 1849
Dominican Republic Constitution of the Dominican RepublicJanuary 26, 2010
East Timor Constitution of East TimorMay 20, 2002
Ecuador Constitution of EcuadorOctober 20, 2008
El Salvador Constitution of El SalvadorDecember 20, 1983
Egypt Constitution of Egypt January 18, 2014
Equatorial Guinea Constitution of Equatorial Guinea November 17, 1991
Eritrea Constitution of Eritrea May 23, 1997
Estonia Constitution of Estonia June 28, 1992
Ethiopia Constitution of EthiopiaAugust 21, 1995
Fiji Constitution of FijiSeptember 2013
Finland Constitution of FinlandMarch 1, 2000
France Constitution of FranceOctober 4, 1958
The Gambia Constitution of the GambiaJanuary 16, 1997
Georgia (country) Constitution of GeorgiaAugust 24, 1995
Germany Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany May 8, 1949
Ghana Constitution of Ghana April 28, 1992
Greece Constitution of GreeceJune 11, 1975
Guatemala Constitution of GuatemalaJanuary 14, 1986
Guyana Constitution of GuyanaOctober 6, 1980
Haiti Constitution of HaitiJune 20, 2012
Hungary Constitution of HungaryApril 18, 2011
Honduras Constitution of HondurasJanuary 20, 1982
Iceland Constitution of IcelandJune 17, 1944
India Constitution of IndiaJanuary 26, 1950
Indonesia Constitution of IndonesiaAugust 18, 1945
Iran Constitution of the Islamic Republic of IranDecember 3, 1979
Iraq Constitution of IraqOctober 15, 2005
Republic of Ireland Constitution of IrelandDecember 29, 1937
Italy Constitution of ItalyDecember 22, 1947
Ivory Coast Constitution of Ivory CoastNovember 8, 2016
Jamaica Constitution of Jamaica1962
Japan Japan ConstitutionMay 3, 1947
Jordan Constitution of JordanJanuary 11, 1952
Kazakhstan Constitution of KazakhstanAugust 30, 1995
Kenya Constitution of KenyaAugust 27, 2010
Kyrgyzstan Constitution of KyrgyzstanJune 27, 2010
South Korea Constitution of the Republic of KoreaJuly 17, 1948
North Korea Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of KoreaDecember 25, 1972
Kuwait Constitution of KuwaitNovember 11, 1962
Laos Constitution of LaosAugust 14, 1991
Latvia Constitution of Latvia November 7, 1922
Lebanon Constitution of LebanonMay 23, 1926
Luxembourg Constitution of LuxembourgOctober 17, 1868
Liberia Constitution of LiberiaJanuary 6, 1986
Libya Libyan interim Constitutional DeclarationAugust 3, 2011
Lithuania Constitution of LithuaniaOctober 25, 1992
Liechtenstein Constitution of LiechtensteinOctober 5, 1921
Republic of Macedonia Constitution of the Republic of MacedoniaNovember 17, 1991
Madagascar Constitution of MadagascarNovember 14, 2010
Malaysia Constitution of MalaysiaAugust 27, 1957
Maldives Constitution of the MaldivesAugust 7, 2008
Mali Constitution of MaliJanuary 12, 1992
Malta Constitution of MaltaSeptember 21, 1964
Mauritania Constitution of MauritaniaJuly 12, 1991
Mauritius Constitution of MauritiusMarch 12, 1968
Mexico Constitution of MexicoFebruary 5, 1917
Federated States of Micronesia Constitution of the Federated States of MicronesiaOctober 1, 1978
Moldova Constitution of MoldovaJuly 29, 1994
Monaco Constitution of MonacoDecember 17, 1962
Mongolia Constitution of MongoliaJanuary 13, 1992
Montenegro Constitution of MontenegroOctober 19, 2007
Morocco Constitution of MoroccoDecember 14, 1962
Namibia Constitution of NamibiaFebruary 9, 1990
Nauru Constitution of NauruJanuary 31, 1968
Netherlands Constitution of the Netherlands[1] March 29, 1815
Nepal Constitution of NepalSeptember 20, 2015
Nicaragua Constitution of NicaraguaJanuary 1, 1987
Niger Constitution of NigerNovember 25, 2010
Nigeria Constitution of NigeriaMay 29, 1999
Norway Constitution of the Kingdom of NorwayMay 17, 1814
Oman Basic Statute of OmanNovember 6, 1996[2]
Pakistan Constitution of PakistanAugust 14, 1973
Paraguay Constitution of ParaguayJune 20, 1992
State of Palestine Palestinian National CovenantMay 28, 1964
Papua New Guinea Constitution of Papua New GuineaSeptember 16, 1975
Peru Constitution of PeruDecember 31, 1993
Philippines Constitution of the PhilippinesFebruary 2, 1987
Poland Constitution of PolandApril 2, 1997
Portugal Portuguese ConstitutionApril 25, 1976
Romania Romanian ConstitutionNovember 21, 1991
Russia Constitution of RussiaDecember 12, 1993
Rwanda Constitution of RwandaMay 26, 2003
Samoa Constitution of Samoa1960
Saint Kitts and Nevis Constitution of Saint Kitts and NevisJune 23, 1983
Senegal Constitution of SenegalJanuary 1, 2001
Serbia Constitution of SerbiaNovember 8, 2006
Singapore Constitution of SingaporeAugust 9, 1965
Slovakia Constitution of SlovakiaOctober 1, 1992
Slovenia Constitution of SloveniaDecember 23, 1991
Somalia Constitution of SomaliaAugust 1, 2012
South Africa Constitution of South AfricaFebruary 4, 1997
South Sudan Constitution of South SudanJuly 9, 2011
Spain Constitution of SpainDecember 6, 1978
Sri Lanka Constitution of Sri LankaSeptember 7, 1978
Sudan Constitution of SudanJuly 9, 2005
Suriname Constitution of SurinameSeptember 30, 1987
Sweden Constitution of Sweden1974
Switzerland Swiss Federal ConstitutionApril 18, 1999
Syria Constitution of SyriaFebruary 27, 2012
Tajikistan Constitution of TajikistanNovember 6, 1994
Tanzania Constitution of TanzaniaApril 25, 1977
Thailand Constitution of ThailandAugust 24, 2007
Tonga Constitution of TongaNovember 4, 1875
Tunisia Constitution of TunisiaJanuary 26, 2014
Turkey Constitution of TurkeyNovember 7, 1982
Turkmenistan Constitution of TurkmenistanMay 18, 1992
Uganda Constitution of UgandaOctober 8, 1995
Ukraine Constitution of UkraineJune 28, 1996
United Arab Emirates Constitution of the United Arab EmiratesDecember 2, 1971
United States United States ConstitutionJune 21, 1788
Uruguay Constitution of UruguayFebruary 15, 1967
Uzbekistan Constitution of UzbekistanDecember 8, 1992
Vanuatu Constitution of VanuatuJuly 30, 1980
Vatican City Fundamental Law of Vatican City StateNovember 26, 2000
Venezuela Constitution of VenezuelaDecember 20, 1999
Vietnam Constitution of the Socialist Republic of VietnamNovember 28, 2013
Yemen Constitution of YemenMay 16, 1991
Zimbabwe Constitution of ZimbabweMay 9, 2013

Partially recognized countries

CountryDate
Abkhazia Constitution of AbkhaziaOctober 3, 1999
Taiwan Constitution of the Republic of ChinaDecember 25, 1947
Kosovo Constitution of KosovoJune 15, 2008
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Constitution of Nagorno-KarabakhDecember 10, 2006
Northern Cyprus Constitution of Northern CyprusMay 5, 1985
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Constitution of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic RepublicAugust 1976
Somaliland Constitution of SomalilandMay 31, 2001
South Ossetia Constitution of South OssetiaApril 8, 2001
Transnistria Constitution of TransnistriaJanuary 17, 1996

Dependent territories

Territory Date
American Samoa Constitution of American SamoaOctober 17, 1960
Aruba Constitution of ArubaJanuary 1, 1986
British Virgin Islands Constitution of the British Virgin IslandsJune 15, 2007
Curaçao Constitution of CuraçaoOctober 10, 2010
Falkland Islands Constitution of the Falkland IslandsJanuary 1, 2009
Gibraltar Constitution of GibraltarJanuary 2, 2007
Hong Kong Hong Kong Basic LawApril 4, 1990
Macau Macau Basic LawDecember 20, 1999
Niue Niue Constitution ActOctober 19, 1974
Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth ConstitutionJanuary 1, 1978
Puerto Rico Constitution of Puerto RicoJuly 25, 1952
Sint Maarten Constitution of Sint MaartenOctober 10, 2010
Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution of the Turks and Caicos IslandsOctober 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, although such elements are almost always written down (perhaps across multiple documents and/or publications), although written in documents that are not enforceable in law.

Constitutions of former countries

See also

References

  1. ↑ Subordinated to the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
  2. ↑ "Basic Statute of the State" (PDF). Royal Decree 101/96. Ministry of Legal Affairs. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
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