PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1960Independence1 January 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)CIA World Factbook
- 1984Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1987First UNESCO World Heritage siteDja Faunal ReserveUNESCO World Heritage
- 1993Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 1994Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 2016Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2020Most recent legislative election2020-02-09IPU Parline
- 2025Most recent World Heritage inscriptionDiy-Gid-Biy Cultural Landscape of the Mandara MountainsUNESCO World Heritage
