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| COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | several previous; latest drafted 14 December 2003 - 4 January 2004, signed 16 January 2004, ratified 26 January 2004 |
| Akrotiri | presented 3 August 1960, effective 16 August 1960; amended 1966 (The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, serves as a basic legal document) |
| Albania | several previous; latest approved by parliament 21 October 1998, adopted by popular referendum 22 November 1998, promulgated 28 November 1998; amended 2008, 2012 |
| Algeria | adopted 8 September 1963; amended several times, last in 2008 |
| American Samoa | ratified 2 June 1966, effective 1 July 1967 |
| Andorra | drafted 1991, approved by referendum 14 March 1993, effective 28 April 1993 |
| Angola | previous 1975, 1992; latest adopted 5 February 2010 |
| Anguilla | several previous; latest 1 April 1982; amended 1990 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 November 1981 |
| Argentina | several previous; latest effective 11 May 1853; amended many times, last in 1994 |
| Armenia | previous 1915, 1978; latest adopted 5 July 1995; amended 2005 |
| Aruba | previous 1947, 1955; latest drafted and approved August 1985, enacted 1 January 1986 (regulates governance of Aruba, but is subordinate to the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands) |
| Australia | 9 July 1900; effective 1 January 1901; amended several times, last in 1977 |
| Austria | several previous; latest adopted 1 October 1920, revised 1929, replaced May 1934 (authoritarian-corporate constitution), replaced by German Weimar constitution in 1938 following German annexation; latest reinstated 1 May 1945 (1920 constitution with 1929 |
| Azerbaijan | adopted 12 November 1995; modified by referendum 24 August 2002 |
| Bahrain | adopted 14 February 2002; amended 2012 |
| Bangladesh | enacted 4 November 1972; effective 16 December 1972; suspended following coup of 24 March 1982; restored 10 November 1986; amended many times |
| Barbados | 30 November 1966 |
| Belarus | several previous; latest drafted between late 1991 and early 1994, signed 15 March 1994; amended 1996, 2004 |
| Belgium | drafted 25 November 1830, approved 7 February 1831, entered into force 26 July 1831, revised 14 July 1993 (creating a federal state); amended many times, last in 2012 |
| Belize | previous 1954, 1963 (preindependence); latest signed and entered into force 21 September 1981; amended several times, last in 2012 |
| Benin | previous 1946, 1958 (preindependence); latest adopted by referendum 2 December 1990, promulgated 11 December 1990 |
| Bermuda | several previous (dating to 1684); latest entered into force 8 June 1968; amended several times, last in 2003 |
| Bhutan | ratified 18 July 2008 |
| Bolivia | many previous; latest drafted 6 August 2006-9 December 2008, approved by referendum 25 January 2009, effective 7 February 2009; amended 2013 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | the Dayton Peace Accords, signed 14 December 1995 in Paris, included a constitution |
| Botswana | March 1965; effective 30 September 1966 |
| Brazil | several previous; latest ratified 5 October 1988; amended many times, last in 2012 |
| British Virgin Islands | 13 June 2007 |
| Brunei | 29 September 1959 (some provisions suspended under a State of Emergency since December 1962, others since independence on 1 January 1984) |
| Bulgaria | adopted 12 July 1991 |
| Burkina Faso | several previous; latest approved by referendum 2 June 1991, adopted 11 June 1991; amended several times, last in 2012 |
| Burma | approved by referendum 29 May 2008; reformed by a series of acts in 2011 |
| Burundi | several previous; latest ratified by popular referendum 28 February 2005 |
| Cambodia | promulgated 21 September 1993 |
| Cameroon | approved by referendum 20 May 1972; adopted 2 June 1972; revised January 1996; amended April 2008 |
| Canada | made up of unwritten and written acts, customs, judicial decisions, and traditions; the written part of the constitution consists of the Constitution Act of 29 March 1867, which created a federation of four provinces, and the Constitution Act of 17 April 1982, which transferred formal control over the constitution from Britain to Canada, and added a Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms as well as procedures for constitutional amendments |
| Cape Verde | 25 September 1992; a major revision on 23 November 1995 substantially increased the powers of the president; a 1999 revision created the position of national ombudsman (Provedor de Justica) |
| Cayman Islands | several previous; latest approved 10 June 2009, entered into force 6 November 2009 (The Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009) |
| Central African Republic | ratified by popular referendum 5 December 2004; effective 27 December 2004 |
| Chad | passed by referendum 31 March 1996; a June 2005 referendum removed constitutional term limits |
| Chile | 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended several times |
| China | most recent promulgation 4 December 1982; amended several times |
| Christmas Island | Christmas Island Act of 1958-59 (1 October 1958) as amended by the Territories Law Reform Act of 1992 |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955 (23 November 1955) as amended by the Territories Law Reform Act of 1992 |
| Colombia | several previous; latest promulgated 5 July 1991; amended many times, last in 2011 |
| Comoros | 23 December 2001 |
| Congo, Republic of the | approved by referendum 20 January 2002 |
| Cook Islands | 4 August 1965 |
| Costa Rica | 7 November 1949 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | previous 1960; latest approved by referendum 23 July 2000; amended 2012 |
| Croatia | several previous; latest adopted 22 December 1990; amended several times, last in 2010 |
| Cuba | 24 February 1976; amended July 1992 and June 2002 |
| Cyprus | ratified 16 August 1960(TRNC); in 1985, the TRNC approved its own constitution |
| Czech Republic | previous 1960; latest ratified 16 December 1992, effective 1 January 1993; amended several times, last in 2013 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 18 February 2006 |
| Denmark | 5 June 1953 |
| Dhekelia | presented 3 August 1960, effective 16 August 1960; amended 1966 (The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, serves as a basic legal document) |
| Djibouti | approved by referendum 4 September 1992 |
| Dominica | 3 November 1978 |
| Dominican Republic | many previous (38 total); latest proclaimed 26 January 2010 |
| East Timor | drafted 2001, approved 22 March 2002, entered into force 20 May 2002 |
| Ecuador | 20 October 2008; this is Ecuador's 20th constitution |
| Egypt | several previous; latest approved 30 November 2012, passed by referendum 15-22 December 2012, effective 26 December 2012 |
| El Salvador | many previous; latest drafted 16 December 1983, enacted 23 December 1983; amended many times, last in 2009 |
| Equatorial Guinea | approved by referendum 17 November 1991; amended several times, last in 2012 |
| Eritrea | adopted 23 May 1997, but has not yet been fully implemented |
| Estonia | several previous; latest adopted 28 June 1992; amended several times, last in 2012 |
| Ethiopia | several previous; latest drafted June 1994, adopted 8 December 1994, entered into force 21 August 1995 |
| European Union | none |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 1 January 2009 |
| Faroe Islands | 5 June 1953 (Danish Constitution ), 23 March 1948 (Home Rule Act), and 24 June 2005 (Takeover Act) serve as the Faroe Islandsâ constitutional position in the Unity of the Realm |
| Federated States of Micronesia | drafted June 1975, ratified 1 October 1978, entered into force 10 May 1979; amended 1990 |
| Fiji | several previous; latest approved July 1997 (suspended in 2009) |
| Finland | 1 March 2000 |
| France | 4 October 1958 (French Constitution) |
| French Polynesia | 4 October 1958 (French Constitution) |
| Gabon | adopted 14 March 1991 |
| Georgia | previous 1921, 1978 (based on 1977 Soviet Union constitution); latest approved 24 August 1995, effective 17 October 1995; amended several times, last in 2013 |
| Germany | previous 1919 (Weimar Constitution); latest drafted 10 to 23 August 1948, approved 12 May 1949, promulgated 23 May 1949, entered into force 24 May 1949; amended many times, last in 2012 |
| Ghana | several previous; latest drafted 31 March 1992, approved and promulgated 28 April 1992, entered into force 7 January 1993; amended 1996 |
| Gibraltar | 5 June 2006; came into force 2 January 2007 |
| Greece | many previous; latest entered into force 11 June 1975; amended 1986, 2001, 2008 |
| Greenland | (June 2009) Act on Greenland Self Government |
| Grenada | 19 December 1973 |
| Guam | effective 1 July 1950; amended many times, last in 2012 |
| Guatemala | several previous; latest adopted 31 May 1985, effective 14 January 1986; suspended, reinstated, and amended in 1993 |
| Guernsey | unwritten; includes royal charters, statutes, and common law and practice |
| Guinea | 7 May 2010 (Loi Fundamentale) |
| Guinea-Bissau | promulgated 16 May 1984; amended several times, last in 1996 |
| Guyana | several previous; latest promulgated 6 October 1980; amended many times, last in 2007 |
| Haiti | many previous (23 total); latest adopted 10 March 1987; amended 2012 |
| Holy See (Vatican City) | previous 1929, 1963; latest adopted 26 November 2000, effective 22 February 2001 (Fundamental Law by Pope JOHN PAUL II) |
| Honduras | several previous; latest approved 11 January 1982, effective 20 January 1982; amended many times, last in 2012 |
| Hong Kong | several previous (governance documents while under British authority); latest drafted April 1988 to February 1989, approved March 1990, promulgated 4 April 1990 (Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China se |
| Hungary | previous 1949 (heavily amended in 1989 following collapse of communism); latest approved 18 April 2011, signed 25 April 2011, effective 1 January 2012; amended several times, last in 2013 |
| Iceland | several previous; latest ratified 16 June 1944, effective 17 June 1944 (at independence); amended many times, last in 2013 |
| India | previous 1935 (preindependence); latest draft completed 4 November 1949, adopted 26 November 1949, effective 26 January 1950; amended many times, last in 2013 |
| Indonesia | drafted July to August 1945, effective 17 August 1945, abrogated by 1949 and 1950 constitutions, 1945 constitution restored 5 July 1959; amended several times, last in 2002 |
| Iran | previous 1906; latest adopted 24 October 1979, effective 3 December 1979; amended 1989 |
| Iraq | several previous; latest adopted by referendum 15 October 2005 |
| Ireland | previous 1922; latest drafted 14 June 1937, adopted by plebiscite 1 July 1937, effective 29 December 1937; amended many times, last in 2012 |
| Isle of Man | unwritten |
| Israel | no formal constitution; some functions of a constitution are filled by the Declaration of Establishment (1948), the Basic Laws of the Parliament (Knesset), and the Israeli citizenship law(2013) |
| Italy | previous 1848 (originally for Kingdom of Sardinia and adopted by Kingdom of Italy in 1861); latest enacted 22 December 1947, adopted 27 December 1947, entered into force 1 January 1948; amended many times, last in 2012 |
| Jamaica | 6 August 1962 |
| Japan | previous 1890; latest approved 6 October 1946, adopted 3 November 1946, effective 3 May 1947 |
| Jersey | unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice |
| Jordan | previous 1928 (preindependence); latest initially adopted 28 November 1947, revised and ratified 1 January 1952; amended several times, last in 2011 |
| Kazakhstan | previous 1937, 1978 (preindependence); latest adopted 28 January 1993, approved by referendum 30 August 1995, effective 5 September 1995; amended 1998, 2007, 2011 |
| Kenya | previous 1963, 1969; latest drafted 6 May 2010, passed by referendum 4 August 2010, promulgated 27 August 2010 |
| Kiribati | preindependence - The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Order in Council 1915, The Gilbert Islands Order in Council 1975; latest promulgated 12 July 1979 (at independence); amended 1995 |
| Kosovo | previous 1974, 1990; latest (postindependence) draft finalized 2 April 2008, signed 7 April 2008, ratified 8 April 2008, entered into force 15 June 2008; amended 2013 |
| Kuwait | approved and promulgated 11 November 1962 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 27 June 2010 |
| Laos | promulgated 14 August 1991; amended in 2003 |
| Latvia | 15 February 1922; restored to force by the Constitutional Law of the Republic of Latvia adopted by the Supreme Council 21 August 1991; multiple amendments since |
| Lebanon | drafted 15 May 1926, adopted 23 May 1926; amended several times, last in 2004 |
| Lesotho | previous 1959, 1967; latest adopted 2 April 1993 (effectively restoring the 1967 version); amended 2001 |
| Liberia | 6 January 1986 |
| Libya | previous 1951, 1977; latest 2011 (interim) |
| Liechtenstein | previous 1862; latest adopted 5 October 1921; amended many times, last in 2010 |
| Lithuania | several previous; latest adopted by referendum 25 October 1992, entered into force 2 November 1992; amended 2003 |
| Luxembourg | 17 October 1868; occasional revisions |
| Macau | previous 1976 (Organic Statute of Macau, by Portugal); latest adopted 31 March 1993, effective 20 December 1999 (Basic Law of the Macau Special Administrative Region, by the People's Republic of China, serves as Macau's constitution) |
| Madagascar | previous 1992; latest passed by referendum 17 November 2010, promulgated 11 December 2010 |
| Malawi | 18 May 1994 |
| Malaysia | 31 August 1957; amended many times |
| Maldives | new constitution ratified 7 August 2008 |
| Mali | adopted 12 January 1992 |
| Malta | 1964; amended many times |
| Marshall Islands | 1 May 1979 |
| Mauritania | previous 1964; latest adopted 12 July 1991; amended 2006, 2012 |
| Mauritius | several previous; latest adopted 12 March 1968; amended many times, last in 2012 |
| Mayotte | 4 |
| Mexico | several previous; latest approved 5 February 1917; amended many times, last in 2012 |
| Moldova | adopted 29 July 1994; effective 27 August 1994 |
| Monaco | previous 1911 (suspended 1959); latest adopted 17 December 1962; amended 2002 |
| Mongolia | 13 January 1992 |
| Montenegro | several previous; latest adopted 22 October 2007 |
| Montserrat | previous 1960; latest effective 1 September 2010; amended 2011 |
| Morocco | 10 March 1972; revised 4 September 1992, amended September 1996; constitutional reforms expanding the government's powers approved in 1 July 2011 referendum |
| Mozambique | previous 1975, 1990; latest adopted 16 November 2004, effective 21 December 2004 |
| Namibia | ratified 9 February 1990, effective 12 March 1990 |
| Nauru | 29 January 1968; amended 1968, 2009 |
| Nepal | several previous; latest entered into force 15 January 2007 (interim) |
| Netherlands | previous 1597, 1798; latest adopted 24 August 1815 (substantially revised in 1848); amended many times, last in 2010 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 29 December 1954, Statute of the Realm of the Netherlands, as amended |
| New Caledonia | 4 October 1958 (French Constitution with changes as reflected in Noumea Accord of 5 May 1998) |
| New Zealand | Constitution Act 1986 (the principal formal charter) adopted and effective 1 January 1987; amended 1999, 2005 |
| Nicaragua | 9 January 1987; revised in 1995, 2000, and 2005 |
| Niger | adopted 31 October 2010 |
| Nigeria | adopted 5 May 1999; effective 29 May 1999 |
| Niue | 19 October 1974 (Niue Constitution Act) |
| Norfolk Island | Norfolk Island Act of 1979 as amended in 2005 |
| North Korea | previous 1948, 1972 (revised several times); latest adopted 1998 (during KIM Jong Il era); revised 2009, 2012 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | partially effective 1 January 1978 (Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands); fully effective 4 November 1986 (Covenant Agreement); amended several times, last in 2012 |
| Norway | drafted spring 1814, adopted 16 May 1814, signed by Constituent Assembly 17 May 1814; amended many times, last in 2012 |
| Oman | none |
| Pakistan | several previous; latest endorsed 12 April 1973, passed 19 April 1973, entered into force 14 August 1973 (suspended and restored several times); amended many times, last in 2012 |
| Palau | 1 January 1981 |
| Panama | 11 October 1972; revised several times |
| Papua New Guinea | adopted 15 August 1975, effective at independence 16 September 1975; amended many times, last in 2003 |
| Paraguay | promulgated 20 June 1992 |
| Peru | 29 December 1993 |
| Philippines | several previous; latest ratified 2 February 1987, effective 11 February 1987 |
| Pitcairn Islands | The Pitcairn Constitution Order 2010, effective 4 March 2010 |
| Poland | several previous; latest adopted 2 April 1997, approved by referendum 25 May 1997, effective 17 October 1997; amended 2006, 2009 |
| Portugal | several previous; latest adopted 2 April 1976, effective 25 April 1976; amended several times, last in 2005 |
| Puerto Rico | previous 1900 (Organic Act, or Foraker Act); latest ratified 3 March 1952, approved 3 July 1952, effective 25 July 1952 |
| Qatar | previous 1972 (provisional); latest drafted 2 July 2002, approved by referendum 29 April 2003, endorsed 8 June 2004, effective 9 June 2005 |
| Republic of Macedonia | adopted 17 November 1991, effective 20 November 1991; amended November 2001, 2005, and in 2009 |
| Romania | several previous; latest adopted 21 November 1991, approved by referendum and effective 8 December 1991 |
| Russia | several previous (during Russian Empire and Soviet eras); latest drafted 12 July 1993, adopted by referendum 12 December 1993, effective 25 December 1993; amended 2008 |
| Rwanda | several previous; latest adopted by referendum 26 May 2003, effective 4 June 2003; amended several times, last in 2010 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 4 October 1958 (French Constitution) |
| Saint Helena | The Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order 2009, effective 1 September 2009 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | several previous; latest effective 1 September 2009 (The St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order 2009) |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19 September 1983 |
| Saint Lucia | previous 1958, 1960 (preindependence); latest presented 20 December 1978, effective 22 February 1979 |
| Saint Martin | 4 October 1958 (French Constitution) |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 4 October 1958 (French Constitution) |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 27 October 1979 |
| Samoa | several previous (preindependence); latest 1 January 1962; amended several times, last in 2013 |
| San Marino | consists of several legislative instruments, chief among them the Statutes (Leges Statuti) of 1600 and the Declaration of Citizen Rights of 1974; latter document amended 2000, 2002 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | approved 5 November 1975; revised several times, last in 2003 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 March 1992 - Basic Law of Government, issued by royal decree, serves as the constitutional framework and is based on the Qur'an and the life and tradition of the Prophet Muhammad |
| Senegal | adopted 7 January 2001; amended many times |
| Serbia | adopted 8 November 2006; effective 10 November 2006 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | adopted 8 November 2006; effective 10 November 2006 |
| Seychelles | 18 June 1993 |
| Sierra Leone | several previous; latest in effect 1 October 1991; amended several times, last in 2010 |
| Singapore | several previous; latest adopted 22 December 1965; amended several times, last in 2010 |
| Slovakia | ratified 1 September 1992, effective 1 January 1993; changed September 1998; amended February 2001 |
| Slovenia | previous 1974 (preindependence); latest passed by legislature 23 December 1991; amended several times, last in 2013 |
| Solomon Islands | adopted 31 May 1978, effective 7 July 1978; amended several times, last in 2010 |
| Somalia | previous 1961, 1979; latest drafted 12 June 2012, approved 1 August 2012 (provisional) |
| South Africa | several previous; latest drafted 8 May 1996, approved 4 December 1997, effective 4 February 1997; amended many times, last in 2013 |
| South Korea | effective 17 July 1948; amended several times, last in 1987 |
| South Sudan | previous 2005 (preindependence); latest signed 7 July 2011 (Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan, 2011) |
| Spain | previous 1812; latest approved by legislature 31 October 1978, passed by referendum 6 December 1978, signed by the king 27 December 1978, effective 29 December 1978; amended 1992, 2011 |
| Sri Lanka | adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978; amended 20 December 2001 |
| Sudan | previous 1998; latest (interim) adopted 6 July 2005, effective 9 July 2005 |
| Suriname | previous 1975; latest ratified 30 September 1987, effective 30 October 1987; amended 1992 |
| Swaziland | previous 1968, 1978; latest signed by the king 26 July 2005, effective 8 February 2006 |
| Sweden | 1 January 1975 |
| Switzerland | previous 1848, 1874 (extensive revision of 1848 version); latest adopted by referendum 18 April 1999, effective 1 January 2000; amended several times, last in 2012 |
| Syria | several previous; latest issued 15 February 2012, passed by referendum 26 February 2012 |
| Taiwan | previous 1912, 1931; latest adopted 25 December 1946, promulgated 1 January 1947, effective 25 December 1947; revised several times, last in 2005 |
| Tajikistan | 6 November 1994 |
| Tanzania | several previous; latest adopted 25 April 1977; amended many times, last in 2012 |
| Thailand | many previous; latest approved by referendum 19 August 2007, effective 24 August 2007 |
| The Bahamas | previous 1964 (preindependence); latest adopted 20 June 1973, effective 10 July 1973; amended many times, last in 2002 |
| The Gambia | approved by national referendum 8 August 1996; effective 16 January 1997 |
| Togo | adopted by public referendum 27 September 1992 |
| Tokelau | many previous; latest effective 1 January 1949 (Tokelau Islands Act 1948); amended many times, last in 2007 |
| Tonga | adopted 4 November 1875; amended many times, last in 2013 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | previous 1962; latest 1976; amended many times, last in 2007 |
| Tunisia | several previous |
| Turkey | 7 November 1982; amended several times |
| Turkmenistan | adopted 18 May 1992; amended several times, last in 2008 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | several previous; latest signed 7 August 2012, effective 15 October 2012 (Turks and Caicos Constitution Order 2011) |
| Tuvalu | 1 October 1978 |
| Uganda | 8 October 1995; amended 2005 |
| Ukraine | adopted 28 June 1996 |
| United Arab Emirates | previous 1971 (provisional); latest drafted in 1979, became permanent May 1996; amended 2009 |
| United Kingdom | unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice |
| United States | previous 1781 (Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union); latest drafted July - September 1787, submitted to the Congress of the Confederation 20 September 1787, submitted for states' ratification 28 September 1787, ratification completed by nine sta |
| Uruguay | several previous; latest approved by plebiscite 27 November 1966, effective 15 February 1967; amended several times, last in 2004 |
| Uzbekistan | several previous; latest adopted 8 December 1992; amended several times, last in 2012 |
| Vanuatu | 30 July 1980 |
| Venezuela | many previous; latest adopted 15 December 1999, effective 30 December 1999; amended 2009 |
| Vietnam | several previous; latest adopted 15 April 1992, effective 1 January 1995; amended 2001 |
| Virgin Islands | 22 July 1954 - the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands functions as a constitution for this territory of the US |
| Wallis and Futuna | 4 October 1958 (French Constitution) |
| Yemen | adopted by referendum 16 May 1991 (following unification); amended several times, last in 2009 |
| Zambia | several previous; latest adopted 24 August 1991, promulgated 30 August 1991; amended 1996 |
| Zimbabwe | previous 1979; latest approved by referendum 16 March 2013, approved by Parliament 9 May 2013 |
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Transport
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Travel
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Weather
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| Note | 12 |