PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1962Independence1 July 1962 (from UN trusteeship under Belgian administration)CIA World Factbook
- 1990Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1990Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 1992Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1997Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection
- 2018Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2025Most recent legislative election2025-06-05IPU Parline
