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Jurisdictions

195 countries and 511 jurisdictions — down to counties, cities, court circuits and special administrative regions.

Countries

Country Region Legal tradition Constitution Structure
Afghanistan AF Southern Asia islamic, mixed none operative unitary
Albania AL Southern Europe civil codified unitary
Algeria DZ Northern Africa civil, islamic codified unitary
Andorra AD Southern Europe civil, mixed codified unitary
Angola AO Middle Africa civil codified unitary
Antigua and Barbuda AG Caribbean common codified unitary
Argentina AR South America civil codified federal
Armenia AM Western Asia civil codified unitary
Australia AU Australia and New Zealand common codified federal
Austria AT Western Europe civil codified federal
Azerbaijan AZ Western Asia civil, socialist codified devolved
Bahamas BS Caribbean common codified unitary
Bahrain BH Western Asia islamic, mixed codified unitary
Bangladesh BD Southern Asia common, mixed codified unitary
Barbados BB Caribbean common codified unitary
Belarus BY Eastern Europe civil, socialist codified unitary
Belgium BE Western Europe civil codified federal
Belize BZ Central America common codified unitary
Benin BJ Western Africa civil codified unitary
Bhutan BT Southern Asia customary, mixed codified unitary
Bolivia BO South America civil, customary, mixed codified unitary
Bosnia and Herzegovina BA Southern Europe civil, mixed codified federal
Botswana BW Southern Africa common, customary codified unitary
Brazil BR South America civil codified federal
Brunei BN South-eastern Asia common, islamic codified unitary
Bulgaria BG Eastern Europe civil codified unitary
Burkina Faso BF Western Africa civil, customary transitional unitary
Burundi BI Eastern Africa civil, customary codified unitary
Cabo Verde CV Western Africa civil codified unitary
Cambodia KH South-eastern Asia civil, customary codified unitary
Cameroon CM Middle Africa common, civil, mixed codified unitary
Canada CA Northern America common, civil codified plus statutes federal
Central African Republic CF Middle Africa civil, customary codified unitary
Chad TD Middle Africa civil, customary transitional unitary
Chile CL South America civil codified unitary
China CN Eastern Asia civil, socialist codified devolved
Colombia CO South America civil codified unitary
Comoros KM Eastern Africa islamic, mixed codified federal
Congo, Republic of CG Middle Africa civil codified unitary
Costa Rica CR Central America civil codified unitary
Croatia HR Southern Europe civil codified unitary
Cuba CU Caribbean socialist codified unitary
Cyprus CY Western Asia common, civil, mixed codified unitary
Czechia CZ Eastern Europe civil codified unitary
Côte d'Ivoire CI Western Africa civil codified unitary
Democratic Republic of the Congo CD Middle Africa civil, customary codified unitary
Denmark DK Northern Europe civil, nordic codified devolved
Djibouti DJ Eastern Africa civil, islamic, customary codified unitary
Dominica DM Caribbean common codified unitary
Dominican Republic DO Caribbean civil codified unitary
Ecuador EC South America civil, customary, mixed codified unitary
Egypt EG Northern Africa civil, islamic codified unitary
El Salvador SV Central America civil codified unitary
Equatorial Guinea GQ Middle Africa civil codified unitary
Eritrea ER Eastern Africa customary, mixed codified unitary
Estonia EE Northern Europe civil codified unitary
Eswatini SZ Southern Africa common, customary codified unitary
Ethiopia ET Eastern Africa civil, customary codified federal
Fiji FJ Melanesia common, mixed codified unitary
Finland FI Northern Europe civil, nordic codified devolved
France FR Western Europe civil codified devolved
Gabon GA Middle Africa civil codified unitary
Gambia GM Western Africa common codified unitary
Georgia GE Western Asia civil codified devolved
Germany DE Western Europe civil codified federal
Ghana GH Western Africa common, customary codified unitary
Greece GR Southern Europe civil codified unitary
Grenada GD Caribbean common codified unitary
Guatemala GT Central America civil codified unitary
Guinea GN Western Africa civil, customary transitional unitary
Guinea-Bissau GW Western Africa civil, customary codified unitary
Guyana GY South America common, mixed codified unitary
Haiti HT Caribbean civil, customary codified unitary
Holy See VA Southern Europe canon, civil codified unitary
Honduras HN Central America civil codified unitary
Hungary HU Eastern Europe civil codified unitary
Iceland IS Northern Europe civil, nordic codified unitary
India IN Southern Asia common, mixed codified federal
Indonesia ID South-eastern Asia civil, islamic, customary codified devolved
Iran IR Southern Asia civil, islamic codified unitary
Iraq IQ Western Asia civil, islamic, mixed codified federal
Ireland IE Northern Europe common codified unitary
Israel IL Western Asia common, jewish, mixed basic laws unitary
Italy IT Southern Europe civil codified devolved
Jamaica JM Caribbean common codified unitary
Japan JP Eastern Asia civil codified unitary
Jordan JO Western Asia civil, islamic codified unitary
Kazakhstan KZ Central Asia civil, socialist codified unitary
Kenya KE Eastern Africa common, customary codified unitary
Kiribati KI Micronesia common, customary codified unitary
Kuwait KW Western Asia civil, islamic codified unitary
Kyrgyzstan KG Central Asia civil, socialist codified unitary
Laos LA South-eastern Asia civil, socialist codified unitary
Latvia LV Northern Europe civil codified unitary
Lebanon LB Western Asia civil, customary codified unitary
Lesotho LS Southern Africa common, customary codified unitary
Liberia LR Western Africa common codified unitary
Libya LY Northern Africa islamic, mixed transitional unitary
Liechtenstein LI Western Europe civil codified unitary
Lithuania LT Northern Europe civil codified unitary
Luxembourg LU Western Europe civil codified unitary
Madagascar MG Eastern Africa civil, customary codified unitary
Malawi MW Eastern Africa common, customary codified unitary
Malaysia MY South-eastern Asia common, islamic, customary codified federal
Maldives MV Southern Asia islamic, mixed codified unitary
Mali ML Western Africa civil, customary codified unitary
Malta MT Southern Europe common, civil, mixed codified unitary
Marshall Islands MH Micronesia common, customary codified unitary
Mauritania MR Western Africa civil, islamic codified unitary
Mauritius MU Eastern Africa common, mixed codified unitary
Mexico MX Central America civil codified federal
Micronesia, Federated States of FM Micronesia common, customary codified federal
Moldova MD Eastern Europe civil codified devolved
Monaco MC Western Europe civil codified unitary
Mongolia MN Eastern Asia civil, socialist codified unitary
Montenegro ME Southern Europe civil codified unitary
Morocco MA Northern Africa civil, islamic codified unitary
Mozambique MZ Eastern Africa civil, customary codified unitary
Myanmar MM South-eastern Asia common, customary, mixed codified unitary
Namibia NA Southern Africa common, civil, customary codified unitary
Nauru NR Micronesia common codified unitary
Nepal NP Southern Asia civil, customary, mixed codified federal
Netherlands NL Western Europe civil codified devolved
New Zealand NZ Australia and New Zealand common uncodified devolved
Nicaragua NI Central America civil codified unitary
Niger NE Western Africa civil, customary transitional unitary
Nigeria NG Western Africa common, customary codified federal
North Korea KP Eastern Asia socialist codified unitary
North Macedonia MK Southern Europe civil codified unitary
Norway NO Northern Europe civil, nordic codified unitary
Oman OM Western Asia civil, islamic religious framework unitary
Pakistan PK Southern Asia common, islamic codified federal
Palau PW Micronesia common, customary codified unitary
Palestine PS Western Asia civil, customary, mixed codified unitary
Panama PA Central America civil codified unitary
Papua New Guinea PG Melanesia common, customary codified devolved
Paraguay PY South America civil codified unitary
Peru PE South America civil codified unitary
Philippines PH South-eastern Asia common, civil, mixed codified devolved
Poland PL Eastern Europe civil codified unitary
Portugal PT Southern Europe civil codified devolved
Qatar QA Western Asia civil, islamic codified unitary
Romania RO Eastern Europe civil codified unitary
Russia RU Eastern Europe civil, socialist codified federal
Rwanda RW Eastern Africa civil, customary codified unitary
Saint Kitts and Nevis KN Caribbean common codified federal
Saint Lucia LC Caribbean common codified unitary
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VC Caribbean common codified unitary
Samoa WS Polynesia common, customary codified unitary
San Marino SM Southern Europe civil, customary codified unitary
Saudi Arabia SA Western Asia islamic religious framework unitary
Senegal SN Western Africa civil, customary codified unitary
Serbia RS Southern Europe civil codified devolved
Seychelles SC Eastern Africa common, mixed codified unitary
Sierra Leone SL Western Africa common, customary codified unitary
Singapore SG South-eastern Asia common codified unitary
Slovakia SK Eastern Europe civil codified unitary
Slovenia SI Southern Europe civil codified unitary
Solomon Islands SB Melanesia common, customary codified unitary
Somalia SO Eastern Africa islamic, customary, mixed transitional federal
South Africa ZA Southern Africa mixed codified unitary
South Korea KR Eastern Asia civil codified unitary
South Sudan SS Eastern Africa common, customary transitional federal
Spain ES Southern Europe civil codified devolved
Sri Lanka LK Southern Asia common, customary, civil, mixed codified unitary
Sudan SD Northern Africa islamic, customary, mixed transitional federal
Suriname SR South America civil, mixed codified unitary
Sweden SE Northern Europe nordic multiple fundamental laws unitary
Switzerland CH Western Europe civil codified federal
Syria SY Western Asia civil, islamic transitional unitary
São Tomé and Príncipe ST Middle Africa civil codified unitary
Tajikistan TJ Central Asia civil, socialist codified unitary
Tanzania TZ Eastern Africa common, customary codified devolved
Thailand TH South-eastern Asia civil, customary codified unitary
Timor-Leste TL South-eastern Asia civil, customary codified unitary
Togo TG Western Africa civil, customary codified unitary
Tonga TO Polynesia common, customary codified unitary
Trinidad and Tobago TT Caribbean common codified unitary
Tunisia TN Northern Africa civil, islamic codified unitary
Turkmenistan TM Central Asia civil, socialist codified unitary
Tuvalu TV Polynesia common, customary codified unitary
Türkiye TR Western Asia civil codified unitary
Uganda UG Eastern Africa common, customary codified unitary
Ukraine UA Eastern Europe civil, socialist codified devolved
United Arab Emirates AE Western Asia civil, islamic codified federal
United Kingdom GB Northern Europe common uncodified devolved
United States US Northern America common codified federal
Uruguay UY South America civil codified unitary
Uzbekistan UZ Central Asia civil, socialist codified devolved
Vanuatu VU Melanesia common, customary codified unitary
Venezuela VE South America civil codified federal
Vietnam VN South-eastern Asia civil, socialist codified unitary
Yemen YE Western Asia civil, islamic, customary codified unitary
Zambia ZM Eastern Africa common, customary codified unitary
Zimbabwe ZW Eastern Africa common, customary codified unitary