Home›Criminal and Penal Codes›Country or JurisdictionBrowse ByCountry or JurisdictionThis dimension groups legal codes by the country or jurisdiction they govern. Wikipedia notes that codification "is one of the defining features for most civil law jurisdictions," so a code is usually tied tightly to one legal territory. Browsing this way collects every code belonging to the same country or jurisdiction.FactsCountry or JurisdictionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedA criminal code or penal code is a document that compiles all, or a significant amount of, a particular jurisdiction's criminal law. 1Country or JurisdictionFilter Results36 entriesAdmission YearAll1788 (1)Area (sq km)All153 (1)744.3 (1)2754.97 (1)41,291 (1)43,094 (1)65,300 (1)67,240 (1)82,932.7 (1)86,600 (1)92,225 (1)100,472 (1)148,460 (1)207,600 (1)238,397 (1)263,310 (1)310,196 (1)330,803 (1)338,455 (1)347,681 (1)357,022 (1)377,975 (1)385,207 (1)505,983 (1)632,702.3 (1)676,579 (1)783,562 (1)881,913 (1)996,603 (1)1,648,195 (1)1,904,569 (1)2,724,910 (1)3,287,263 (1)8,510,346 (1)9,866,632 (1)9,984,670 (1)17,075,400 (1)Dissolution or End YearAll1946 (1)Founding YearAll1997 (1)Founding Year Range EndAll1997 (1)Founding Year Range StartAll1997 (1)Independence or Founding YearAll1492 (1)1776 (1)1822 (1)1848 (1)1861 (1)1867 (1)1877 (1)1905 (1)1917 (1)1918 (1)1922 (1)1923 (1)1945 (2)1946 (1)1947 (3)1948 (2)1957 (1)1965 (1)1971 (1)1991 (4)PopulationAll38,984 (1)2,897,430 (1)5,355,220 (1)5,570,274 (1)5,627,400 (1)5,652,881 (1)6,001,008 (1)6,110,200 (1)7,498,100 (1)9,109,280 (1)9,154,242 (1)10,353,296 (1)11,424,031 (1)19,043,151 (1)20,547,909 (1)21,756,000 (1)34,374,300 (1)41,417,056 (1)42,399,000 (1)49,752,000 (1)51,106,229 (1)55,770,232 (1)69,081,996 (1)83,497,147 (1)86,092,168 (1)92,417,681 (1)109,139,000 (1)114,000,000 (1)122,587,000 (1)142,557,000 (1)169,828,911 (1)213,421,037 (1)241,499,431 (1)288,315,089 (1)340,587,000 (1)1,210,854,977 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 36AzerbaijanCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryBangladeshCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryBelarusCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryBrazilCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryBritish Virgin IslandsCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryCanadaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryDenmarkCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryEgyptCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryFinlandCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryFranceCountry or Jurisdiction3 entriesGermanyCountry or Jurisdiction2 entriesHong KongCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryIndiaCountry or Jurisdiction3 entriesIndonesiaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryIranCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryJapanCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryKazakhstanCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryKingdom of ItalyCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryLithuaniaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryMalaysiaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryMyanmarCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryNew ZealandCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryNorwayCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryPakistanCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryPhilippinesCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryPortugalCountry or Jurisdiction2 entriesRomaniaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryRussiaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entrySingaporeCountry or Jurisdiction1 entrySouth CarolinaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entrySouth KoreaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entrySpainCountry or Jurisdiction1 entrySri LankaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entrySwitzerlandCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryTurkeyCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryUnited StatesCountry or Jurisdiction4 entriesSources1. Criminal code (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaCriminal code, lead sectionQuote, Criminal code, lead sectionA criminal code or penal code is a document that compiles all, or a significant amount of, a particular jurisdiction's criminal law.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.