List of constitutions by age
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Years given are when each country's current constitution took effect, unless otherwise noted.
- San Marino, 1600, Constitution of San Marino, constitutional republic
- United States of America, 1789, United States Constitution, constitutional republic
- Norway, 1814, constitutional monarchy[1]
- Netherlands, 1815, constitutional monarchy[2]
- Costa Rica, 1838, democratic republic
- Kingdom of Sardinia, 1848, that later became the Kingdom of Italy
- Argentina, 1853, federal presidential representative democratic republic
- Canada, 1867, British North America Act[3]
- Luxembourg, 1868, parliamentary representative democratic monarchy
- Switzerland, 1874
- Australia, 1901, Constitution of Australia
- Mexico, 1917
- Austria, 1920 (revised 1929; reinstated 1 May 1945; note: during the period 1 May 1934-1 May 1945 there was a fascist constitution in place)
- Georgia,1921,[4]
- Liechtenstein, 1921
- Latvia, 1922 (restored to force by the Constitutional Law of the Republic of Latvia adopted by the Supreme Council on 21 August 1991; multiple amendments since)
- Ireland, 1937
- Iceland, 1944
- Italy, 1947
- Japan, 1947
- Taiwan, 1947
- Germany, 1949
- Hungary, 1949, Constitution of Hungary
- India, 1950
- Denmark, 1953
- Egypt, 1953
- France, 1958
- Cyprus, 1960
- Monaco, 1962
- Malta, 1964
- Uruguay, 1966
- Pakistan, 1973
- Sweden, 1975
- Greece, 1975
- Madagascar, 1975
- Portugal, 1976
- Spain, 1978
- Chile, 1980
- Guyana, 1980
- Turkey, 1982
- Honduras, 1982
- China, 1982
- Guatemala, 1985
- Ethiopia, 1987
- Philippines, 1987
- Suriname, 1987
- Brazil, 1988
- Croatia, 1990
- Andorra, 1991
- Bulgaria, 1991
- Macedonia, 1991
- Colombia, 1991
- Romania, 1991
- Slovenia, 1991
- Czech Republic, 1992
- Estonia, 1992
- Lithuania, 1992
- Paraguay, 1992
- Slovakia, 1992
- Peru, 1993
- Belgium, 1993, Constitution of Belgium
- Andorra, 1993
- Russia, 1993
- Belarus, 1994
- Haiti, 1994, presidential republic, constitution approved 1987 but suspended in 1988, reinstated 1994
- Moldova, 1994
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1995
- Ukraine, 1996
- Poland, 1997
- Albania, 1998
- Venezuela, 1999
- Finland, 2000
- Vatican City, 2000
- Serbia, 2006
- Nepal, 2007 (interim, note: in April 2008, a Constituent Assembly was elected to draft and promulgate a new constitution by May 2010)[5]
- Ecuador, 2008
- Kosovo, 2008
- Bolivia, 2009
The United Kingdom has no codified constitution, but instead relies on traditional customs and separate pieces of constitutional law. The Act of Union 1800 was enacted in 1801 and created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. However, the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927 was a major governmental change that created the current official country name, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, after the emergence of the Irish Free State (Republic of Ireland). Other significant governmental revisions include the Balfour Declaration of 1926, and the Statute of Westminster 1931.
Notes
- ^ http://www.norway.org/culture/heritage/nationalday.htm
- ^ http://www.inghist.nl/Onderzoek/Projecten/Grondwet/index_html_en
- ^ The Canadian Constitution of 1867 was based on earlier constitutions of Canadian provinces, going as far back as 1763. Major additions were made to the Canadian Constitution in 1982, but the 1867 text is still in effect.
- ^ it was ratified on 21 february, 1921, before Russian occupation
- ^ https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/np.html