PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1878Independence3 March 1878 (as an autonomous principality within the Ottoman Empire); 22 September 1908 (complete independence from the Ottoman Empire)CIA World Factbook
- 1950Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection
- 1970Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1979First UNESCO World Heritage siteBoyana ChurchUNESCO World Heritage
- 1982Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1991Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 2002Joined the ICC (Rome Statute)UN Treaty Collection
- 2007Most recent World Heritage inscriptionAncient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of EuropeUNESCO World Heritage
- 2016Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2024Most recent legislative election2024-10-27IPU Parline
