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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
Algeria DZ Northern Africa civil, islamic codified unitary
Angola AO Middle Africa civil codified unitary
Benin BJ Western Africa civil codified unitary
Botswana BW Southern Africa common, customary 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
Cameroon CM Middle Africa common, civil, mixed codified unitary
Central African Republic CF Middle Africa civil, customary codified unitary
Chad TD Middle Africa civil, customary transitional unitary
Comoros KM Eastern Africa islamic, mixed codified federal
Congo, Republic of CG Middle Africa civil codified unitary
Côte d'Ivoire CI Western Africa civil codified unitary
Democratic Republic of the Congo CD Middle Africa civil, customary codified unitary
Djibouti DJ Eastern Africa civil, islamic, customary codified unitary
Egypt EG Northern Africa civil, islamic codified unitary
Equatorial Guinea GQ Middle Africa civil codified unitary
Eritrea ER Eastern Africa customary, mixed codified unitary
Eswatini SZ Southern Africa common, customary codified unitary
Ethiopia ET Eastern Africa civil, customary codified federal
Gabon GA Middle Africa civil codified unitary
Gambia GM Western Africa common codified unitary
Ghana GH Western Africa common, customary codified unitary
Guinea GN Western Africa civil, customary transitional unitary
Guinea-Bissau GW Western Africa civil, customary codified unitary
Kenya KE Eastern Africa common, 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
Madagascar MG Eastern Africa civil, customary codified unitary
Malawi MW Eastern Africa common, customary codified unitary
Mali ML Western Africa civil, customary codified unitary
Mauritania MR Western Africa civil, islamic codified unitary
Mauritius MU Eastern Africa common, mixed codified unitary
Morocco MA Northern Africa civil, islamic codified unitary
Mozambique MZ Eastern Africa civil, customary codified unitary
Namibia NA Southern Africa common, civil, customary codified unitary
Niger NE Western Africa civil, customary transitional unitary
Nigeria NG Western Africa common, customary codified federal
Rwanda RW Eastern Africa civil, customary codified unitary
Senegal SN Western Africa civil, customary codified unitary
Seychelles SC Eastern Africa common, mixed codified unitary
Sierra Leone SL Western Africa common, customary codified unitary
Somalia SO Eastern Africa islamic, customary, mixed transitional federal
South Africa ZA Southern Africa mixed codified unitary
South Sudan SS Eastern Africa common, customary transitional federal
Sudan SD Northern Africa islamic, customary, mixed transitional federal
São Tomé and Príncipe ST Middle Africa civil codified unitary
Tanzania TZ Eastern Africa common, customary codified devolved
Togo TG Western Africa civil, customary codified unitary
Tunisia TN Northern Africa civil, islamic codified unitary
Uganda UG Eastern Africa common, customary codified unitary
Zambia ZM Eastern Africa common, customary codified unitary
Zimbabwe ZW Eastern Africa common, customary codified unitary