Home›National Constitutions of Africa and the Middle East›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 constitution, or supreme law, is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, and commonly determines how that entity is to be governed. 1Country or JurisdictionFilter Results69 entriesLegal SystemAllCivil Law (6)Common Law (2)Customary Law (1)Israeli Law (1)Law of Algeria (1)Law of Angola (1)Law of Bahrain (1)Law of Benin (1)Law of Botswana (1)Law of Burkina Faso (1)Law of Burundi (1)Law of Cabo Verde (1)Law of Cameroon (1)Law of Chad (1)Law of Cote d'Ivoire (1)Law of Egypt (1)Law of Eswatini (1)Law of Gabon (1)Law of Guinea-Bissau (1)Law of Jordan (1)Law of Kuwait (1)Law of Lebanon (1)Law of Lesotho (1)Law of Liberia (1)Law of Libya (1)Law of Mozambique (1)Law of Namibia (1)Law of Oman (1)Law of Qatar (1)Law of Rwanda (1)Law of Sao Tome and Principe (1)Law of Somalia (1)Law of Sudan (1)Law of Syria (1)Law of Tanzania (1)Law of the Central African Republic (1)Law of the Ottoman Empire (1)Law of the Republic of the Congo (1)Law of the United Arab Emirates (1)Law of Tunisia (1)Law of Turkey (1)Law of Uganda (1)Law of Yemen (1)Law of Zimbabwe (1)Mixed Systems (14)Sharia (2)South African Law (1)EraAll19th Century (1800-1899) (2)20th Century (1900-1999) (42)21st Century (2000-Present) (27)Legal StatusAllAmended (18)Historical / No Longer in Force (2)In Force (47)Superseded / Replaced (4)Authored ByAllAlbie Sachs (1)Chaloka Beyani (1)Group TreeAllConstitutions of Arab League Member States (14)Constitutions of East African Community Member States (8)Constitutions of ECOWAS Member States (15)Constitutions of Gulf Cooperation Council Member States (6)Constitutions of SADC Member States (13)Area (sq km)All457 (1)786.8 (1)964 (1)2040 (1)2235 (1)4033 (1)10,452 (1)11,300 (1)11,581 (1)17,364 (1)17,818 (1)22,072 (1)23,200 (1)26,338 (1)27,834 (1)28,050 (1)30,355 (1)36,125 (1)56,785 (1)73,252 (1)83,600 (1)89,342 (1)111,369 (1)114,763 (1)118,484 (1)120,000 (1)163,610 (1)185,180 (1)196,722 (1)239,567 (1)241,038 (1)245,857 (1)267,668 (1)274,223 (1)315,331 (1)322,462 (1)342,000 (1)390,757 (1)438,317 (1)446,550 (1)455,503 (1)475,442 (1)580,367 (1)581,730 (1)592,796 (1)622,984 (1)637,657 (1)644,329 (1)752,617 (1)783,562 (1)801,590 (1)825,615 (1)923,769 (1)947,303 (1)996,603 (1)1,030,000 (1)1,104,300 (1)1,220,813 (1)1,241,238 (1)1,246,700 (1)1,267,000 (1)1,280,000 (1)1,648,195 (1)1,700,000 (1)1,759,541 (1)1,886,068 (1)2,149,690 (1)2,345,409 (1)2,381,741 (1)Dissolution or End YearAll1922 (1)Government TypeAllAbsolute Monarchy (4)Constitutional Monarchy (5)Republic (51)Income GroupAllHigh (8)Low (23)Lower-Middle (25)Upper-Middle (12)Independence or Founding YearAll1299 (1)1847 (1)1910 (1)1922 (1)1923 (1)1932 (2)1943 (1)1946 (2)1948 (1)1951 (1)1956 (3)1957 (1)1958 (1)1960 (17)1961 (3)1962 (4)1963 (1)1964 (2)1965 (1)1966 (2)1968 (3)1970 (1)1971 (3)1974 (1)1975 (5)1976 (1)1977 (1)1979 (1)1980 (1)1990 (2)1993 (1)1995 (1)2011 (1)LandlockedAllNo (50)Yes (16)PopulationAll121,355 (1)220,372 (1)491,233 (1)944,388 (1)1,066,809 (1)1,235,260 (1)1,236,126 (1)1,588,670 (1)1,795,834 (1)2,080,000 (1)2,116,427 (1)2,359,609 (1)2,422,712 (1)2,647,400 (1)3,022,401 (1)3,214,609 (1)3,600,000 (1)5,118,445 (1)5,364,482 (1)5,398,645 (1)5,437,249 (1)5,461,319 (1)5,513,282 (1)6,228,784 (1)7,361,263 (1)8,460,512 (1)9,583,381 (1)10,147,200 (1)11,027,129 (1)11,484,805 (1)11,972,169 (1)12,703,714 (1)14,151,540 (1)14,418,145 (1)15,170,420 (1)17,166,852 (1)17,521,167 (1)18,847,519 (1)19,655,000 (1)20,031,602 (1)20,216,029 (1)22,224,282 (1)22,489,126 (1)24,000,000 (1)24,745,000 (1)26,657,437 (1)28,814,878 (1)30,987,821 (1)31,500,000 (1)31,964,956 (1)32,684,503 (1)33,702,731 (1)34,881,007 (1)35,039,451 (1)36,604,681 (1)36,828,330 (1)45,905,417 (1)46,118,793 (1)47,400,000 (1)51,767,437 (1)54,200,000 (1)63,419,000 (1)67,462,121 (1)86,092,168 (1)92,417,681 (1)109,139,000 (1)116,452,000 (1)138,000,000 (1)242,747,130 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 50AlgeriaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryAngolaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryBahrainCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryBeninCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryBotswanaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryBurkina FasoCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryBurundiCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryCabo VerdeCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryCameroonCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryCentral African RepublicCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryChadCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryComorosCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryCote d'IvoireCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryDemocratic Republic of the CongoCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryDjiboutiCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryEgyptCountry or Jurisdiction2 entriesEquatorial GuineaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryEritreaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryEswatiniCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryEthiopiaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryGabonCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryGambiaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryGhanaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryGuineaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryGuinea-BissauCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryIranCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryIraqCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryIsraelCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryJordanCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryKenyaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryKuwaitCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryLebanonCountry or Jurisdiction2 entriesLesothoCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryLiberiaCountry or Jurisdiction2 entriesLibyaCountry or Jurisdiction2 entriesMadagascarCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryMalawiCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryMaliCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryMauritaniaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryMauritiusCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryMoroccoCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryMozambiqueCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryNamibiaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryNigerCountry or Jurisdiction2 entriesNigeriaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryOmanCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryOttoman EmpireCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryQatarCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryRepublic of the CongoCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryRwandaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryShowing 1 to 50 of 69, page 1 of 2.12Next →Sources1. Constitution (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaConstitution, lead sectionQuote, Constitution, lead sectionA constitution, or supreme law, is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organization or other type of entity, and commonly determines how that entity is to be governed.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.