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
State |
Date |
Constitution of Afghanistan |
January 4, 2004 |
Constitution of Albania |
November 28, 1998 |
Constitution of Algeria |
September 8, 1963 |
Constitution of Andorra |
February 2, 1993 |
Constitution of Angola |
January 21, 2010 |
Constitution of Argentina |
May 1, 1853 |
Constitution of Armenia |
July 5, 1995 |
Constitution of Australia |
January 1, 1901 |
Constitution of Austria |
October 1, 1920 |
Constitution of Azerbaijan |
November 12, 1995 |
Constitution of Bangladesh |
December 16, 1972 |
Constitution of Bahrain |
February 14, 2002 |
Constitution of Barbados |
November 30, 1966 |
Constitution of Belarus |
March 15, 1994 |
Constitution of Belize |
September 21, 1981 |
Constitution of Benin |
December 2, 1990 |
Constitution of Belgium |
February 7, 1831 |
Constitution of Bolivia |
February 7, 2009 |
Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
December 14, 1995 |
Constitution of Botswana |
September 30, 1966 |
Constitution of Bhutan |
July 18, 2008 |
Constitution of Brazil |
October 5, 1988 |
Constitution of Bulgaria |
July 12, 1991 |
Constitution of Burma |
May 29, 2008 |
Constitution of Burundi |
March 9, 1992 |
Constitution of Cameroon |
January 18, 1996 |
Constitution of Chad |
March 31, 1996 |
Constitution of Chile |
March 11, 1981 |
Constitution of the People's Republic of China |
December 4, 1982 |
Constitution of Colombia |
July 4, 1991 |
Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
February 18, 2006 |
Constitution of Costa Rica |
November 7, 1949 |
Constitution of Croatia |
December 22, 1990 |
Constitution of Cuba |
February 24, 1976 |
Constitution of Cyprus |
August 16, 1960 |
Constitution of the Czech Republic |
December 16, 1992 |
Constitution of Denmark |
June 5, 1849 |
Constitution of the Dominican Republic |
January 26, 2010 |
Constitution of East Timor |
May 20, 2002 |
Constitution of Ecuador |
October 20, 2008 |
Constitution of El Salvador |
December 20, 1983 |
Constitution of Egypt |
January 18, 2014 |
Constitution of Equatorial Guinea |
November 17, 1991 |
Constitution of Eritrea |
May 23, 1997 |
Constitution of Estonia |
June 28, 1992 |
Constitution of Ethiopia |
August 21, 1995 |
Constitution of Fiji |
September 2013 |
Constitution of Finland |
March 1, 2000 |
Constitution of France |
October 4, 1958 |
Constitution of the Gambia |
January 16, 1997 |
Constitution of Georgia |
August 24, 1995 |
Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany |
May 8, 1949 |
Constitution of Ghana |
April 28, 1992 |
Constitution of Greece |
June 11, 1975 |
Constitution of Guatemala |
January 14, 1986 |
Constitution of Guyana |
October 6, 1980 |
Constitution of Haiti |
June 20, 2012 |
Constitution of Hungary |
April 18, 2011 |
Constitution of Honduras |
January 20, 1982 |
Constitution of Iceland |
June 17, 1944 |
Constitution of India |
January 26, 1950 |
Constitution of Indonesia |
August 18, 1945 |
Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
December 3, 1979 |
Constitution of Iraq |
October 15, 2005 |
Constitution of Ireland |
December 29, 1937 |
Constitution of Italy |
December 22, 1947 |
Constitution of Ivory Coast |
July 23, 2000 |
Constitution of Jamaica |
1962 |
Japan Constitution |
May 3, 1947 |
Constitution of Jordan |
January 11, 1952 |
Constitution of Kazakhstan |
August 30, 1995 |
Constitution of Kenya |
August 27, 2010 |
Constitution of Kyrgyzstan |
June 27, 2010 |
Constitution of the Republic of Korea |
July 17, 1948 |
Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
December 25, 1972 |
Constitution of Kuwait |
November 11, 1962 |
Constitution of Laos |
August 14, 1991 |
Constitution of Latvia |
November 7, 1922 |
Constitution of Lebanon |
May 23, 1926 |
Constitution of Luxembourg |
October 17, 1868 |
Constitution of Liberia |
January 6, 1986 |
Libyan interim Constitutional Declaration |
August 3, 2011 |
Constitution of Lithuania |
October 25, 1992 |
Constitution of Liechtenstein |
October 5, 1921 |
Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia |
November 17, 1991 |
Constitution of Madagascar |
November 14, 2010 |
Constitution of Malaysia |
August 27, 1957 |
Constitution of the Maldives |
August 7, 2008 |
Constitution of Mali |
January 12, 1992 |
Constitution of Malta |
September 21, 1964 |
Constitution of Mauritania |
July 12, 1991 |
Constitution of Mauritius |
March 12, 1968 |
Constitution of Mexico |
February 5, 1917 |
Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia |
October 1, 1978 |
Constitution of Moldova |
July 29, 1994 |
Constitution of Monaco |
December 17, 1962 |
Constitution of Mongolia |
January 13, 1992 |
Constitution of Montenegro |
October 19, 2007 |
Constitution of Morocco |
December 14, 1962 |
Constitution of Namibia |
February 9, 1990 |
Constitution of Nauru |
January 31, 1968 |
Constitution of the Netherlands[1] |
March 29, 1814 |
Constitution of Nepal |
September 20, 2015 |
Constitution of Nicaragua |
January 1, 1987 |
Constitution of Niger |
November 25, 2010 |
Constitution of Nigeria |
May 29, 1999 |
Constitution of the Kingdom of Norway |
May 17, 1814 |
Basic Statute of Oman |
November 6, 1996[2] |
Constitution of Pakistan |
August 14, 1973 |
Constitution of Paraguay |
June 20, 1992 |
Palestinian National Covenant |
May 28, 1964 |
Constitution of Papua New Guinea |
September 16, 1975 |
Constitution of Peru |
December 31, 1993 |
Constitution of the Philippines |
February 2, 1987 |
Constitution of Poland |
April 2, 1997 |
Portuguese Constitution |
April 25, 1976 |
Romanian Constitution |
November 21, 1991 |
Constitution of Russia |
December 12, 1993 |
Constitution of Rwanda |
May 26, 2003 |
Constitution of Samoa |
1960 |
Constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis |
June 23, 1983 |
Constitution of San Marino |
October 8, 1600 |
Constitution of Senegal |
January 1, 2001 |
Constitution of Serbia |
November 8, 2006 |
Constitution of Singapore |
August 9, 1965 |
Constitution of Slovakia |
October 1, 1992 |
Constitution of Slovenia |
December 23, 1991 |
Constitution of Somalia |
August 1, 2012 |
Constitution of South Africa |
February 4, 1997 |
Constitution of South Sudan |
July 9, 2011 |
Constitution of Spain |
December 6, 1978 |
Constitution of Sri Lanka |
September 7, 1978 |
Constitution of Sudan |
July 9, 2005 |
Constitution of Suriname |
September 30, 1987 |
Constitution of Sweden |
1974 |
Swiss Federal Constitution |
April 18, 1999 |
Constitution of Syria |
March 13, 1973 |
Constitution of Tajikistan |
November 6, 1994 |
Constitution of Tanzania |
April 25, 1977 |
Constitution of Thailand |
August 24, 2007 |
Constitution of Tonga |
November 4, 1875 |
Constitution of Tunisia |
January 26, 2014 |
Constitution of Turkey |
November 7, 1982 |
Constitution of Turkmenistan |
May 18, 1992 |
Constitution of Uganda |
October 8, 1995 |
Constitution of Ukraine |
June 28, 1996 |
Constitution of the United Arab Emirates |
December 2, 1971 |
United States Constitution |
June 21, 1788 |
Constitution of Uruguay |
February 15, 1967 |
Constitution of Uzbekistan |
December 8, 1992 |
Constitution of Vanuatu |
July 30, 1980 |
Fundamental Law of Vatican City State |
November 26, 2000 |
Constitution of Venezuela |
December 20, 1999 |
Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam |
November 28, 2013 |
Constitution of Yemen |
May 16, 1991 |
Constitution of Zimbabwe |
May 9, 2013 |
Partially recognized countries
Dependent territories
Territory |
Date |
Constitution of American Samoa |
October 17, 1960 |
Constitution of Aruba |
January 1, 1986 |
Constitution of the British Virgin Islands |
June 15, 2007 |
Constitution of Curaçao |
October 10, 2010 |
Constitution of the Falkland Islands |
January 1, 2009 |
Constitution of Gibraltar |
January 2, 2007 |
Hong Kong Basic Law |
April 4, 1990 |
Macau Basic Law |
December 20, 1999 |
Niue Constitution Act |
October 19, 1974 |
Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Constitution |
January 1, 1978 |
Constitution of Puerto Rico |
July 25, 1952 |
Constitution of Sint Maarten |
October 10, 2010 |
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, 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
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