word | | Constitution |
| effective | Botswana | March 1965, effective 30 September 1966 |
| effective | Central African Republic | ratified by popular referendum 5 December 2004; effective 27 December 2004 |
| effective | Chile | 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended 1989, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, and 2005 |
| effective | Czech Republic | ratified 16 December 1992, effective 1 January 1993 |
| effective | Dhekelia | Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, effective 16 August 1960, functions as a basic legal document |
| effective | Ethiopia | ratified 8 December 1994, effective 22 August 1995 |
| effective | Fiji | enacted on 25 July 1997 to encourage multiculturalism and make multiparty government mandatory; effective 28 July 1998 |
| effective | France | adopted by referendum 28 September 1958, effective 4 October 1958 note: amended concerning election of president in 1962; amended to comply with provisions of 1992 EC Maastricht Treaty, 1997 Amsterdam Treaty, 2003 ... |
| effective | Gambia, The | approved by national referendum 8 August 1996; effective 16 January 1997 |
| effective | Guatemala | 31 May 1985, effective 14 January 1986; note - suspended 25 May 1993 by former President Jorge SERRANO; reinstated 5 June 1993 following ouster of president; amended November 1993 |
| effective | Holy See (Vatican City) | new Fundamental Law promulgated by Pope John Paul II on 26 November 2000, effective 22 February 2001 (replaces the first Fundamental Law of 1929) |
| effective | Honduras | 11 January 1982, effective 20 January 1982; amended many times |
| effective | Hungary | 18 August 1949, effective 20 August 1949; revised 19 April 1972; 18 October 1989 revision ensured legal rights for individuals and constitutional checks on the authority of the prime minister and also ... |
| effective | Iceland | 16 June 1944, effective 17 June 1944; amended many times |
| effective | Ireland | adopted 1 July 1937 by plebiscite; effective 29 December 1937 |
| effective | Italy | passed 11 December 1947, effective 1 January 1948; amended many times |
| effective | Macedonia | adopted 17 November 1991, effective 20 November 1991; amended November 2001 by a series of new constitutional amendments strengthening minority rights and in 2005 with amendments related to the judiciary |
| effective | Moldova | new constitution adopted 29 July 1994, effective 27 August 1994; replaced old Soviet constitution of 1979 |
| effective | Montserrat | effective 19 December 1989 |
| effective | Namibia | ratified 9 February 1990, effective 12 March 1990 |
| effective | New Zealand | ... documents, including certain acts of the UK and New Zealand Parliaments, as well as The Constitution Act 1986, which is the principal formal charter; adopted 1 January 1987, effective 1 January 1987 |
| effective | Nigeria | new constitution adopted 5 May 1999; effective 29 May 1999 |
| effective | Northern Mariana Islands | Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands effective 1 January 1978; Covenant Agreement fully effective 4 November 1986 |
| effective | Philippines | 2 February 1987, effective 11 February 1987 |
| effective | Poland | adopted by the National Assembly 2 April 1997; passed by national referendum 25 May 1997; effective 17 October 1997 |
| effective | Puerto Rico | ratified 3 March 1952; approved by US Congress 3 July 1952; effective 25 July 1952 |
| effective | Qatar | ratified by public referendum on 29 April 2003, endorsed by the amir on 8 June 2004, effective on 9 June 2005 |