Home›National Constitutions of the Americas›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 Results36 entriesLegal SystemAllCivil Law (11)Common Law (5)Law of Antigua and Barbuda (1)Law of Barbados (1)Law of Belize (1)Law of Bolivia (1)Law of Canada (1)Law of Costa Rica (1)Law of Dominica (1)Law of Ecuador (1)Law of Grenada (1)Law of Guatemala (1)Law of Haiti (1)Law of Jamaica (1)Law of Panama (1)Law of Paraguay (1)Law of the Bahamas (1)Law of the Dominican Republic (1)Law of the United States (2)Law of Trinidad and Tobago (1)Law of Uruguay (1)Legal System of Cuba (1)EraAll19th Century (1800-1899) (4)20th Century (1900-1999) (28)21st Century (2000-Present) (6)Early Modern (1500-1800) (1)Legal StatusAllAmended (9)In Force (28)Repealed (1)Superseded / Replaced (1)Authored ByAllGouverneur Morris (1)Group TreeAllConstitutions of CARICOM Member States (14)Constitutions of OAS Member States (34)Admission YearAll1850 (1)Area (sq km)All261 (1)344 (1)389 (1)439 (1)440 (1)617 (1)750 (1)5131 (1)10,991 (1)13,880 (1)21,041 (1)22,966 (1)27,700 (1)48,671 (1)51,179.92 (1)75,417 (1)108,889 (1)110,860 (1)112,492 (1)130,375 (1)165,940 (1)176,215 (1)214,969 (1)283,561 (1)406,752 (1)423,970 (1)756,102 (1)916,445 (1)1,098,581 (1)1,141,748 (1)1,285,216 (1)1,972,550 (1)2,780,085 (1)8,510,346 (1)9,866,632 (1)9,984,670 (1)Government TypeAllConstitutional Monarchy (8)One-Party (1)Republic (25)Income GroupAllHigh (12)Lower-Middle (5)Upper-Middle (18)Independence or Founding YearAll1776 (1)1804 (1)1810 (1)1811 (2)1816 (1)1818 (1)1820 (1)1821 (7)1822 (1)1825 (2)1844 (1)1867 (1)1902 (1)1903 (1)1962 (2)1966 (2)1973 (1)1974 (1)1975 (1)1978 (1)1979 (2)1981 (2)1983 (1)LandlockedAllNo (32)Yes (2)PopulationAll54,338 (1)72,412 (1)106,365 (1)109,296 (1)114,621 (1)184,100 (1)281,998 (1)397,483 (1)398,165 (1)632,638 (1)1,025,200 (1)1,512,779 (1)2,824,913 (1)3,499,451 (1)4,571,189 (1)5,044,197 (1)6,029,976 (1)6,460,159 (1)7,097,329 (1)9,434,593 (1)10,186,738 (1)11,365,333 (1)11,532,151 (1)11,906,096 (1)17,483,326 (1)18,636,532 (1)19,629,588 (1)31,800,000 (1)34,352,720 (1)39,355,309 (1)41,417,056 (1)46,735,004 (1)52,695,952 (1)134,000,000 (1)213,421,037 (1)340,587,000 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 36Antigua and BarbudaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryArgentinaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryBahamasCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryBarbadosCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryBelizeCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryBoliviaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryBrazilCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryCaliforniaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryCanadaCountry or Jurisdiction3 entriesChileCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryColombiaCountry or Jurisdiction2 entriesCosta RicaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryCubaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryDominicaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryDominican RepublicCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryEcuadorCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryEl SalvadorCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryGrenadaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryGuatemalaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryGuyanaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryHaitiCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryHondurasCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryJamaicaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryMexicoCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryNicaraguaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryPanamaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryParaguayCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryPeruCountry or Jurisdiction1 entrySaint Kitts and NevisCountry or Jurisdiction1 entrySaint LuciaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entrySaint Vincent and the GrenadinesCountry or Jurisdiction1 entrySurinameCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryTrinidad and TobagoCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryUnited StatesCountry or Jurisdiction6 entriesUruguayCountry or Jurisdiction1 entryVenezuelaCountry or Jurisdiction1 entrySources1. 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.