PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1960Independence16 August 1960 (from the UK); note: <strong>note:</strong> Turkish Cypriots proclaimed self-rule on 13 February 1975 and independence in 1983, but only Turkey recognizes these proclamationsCIA World Factbook
- 1969Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1980First UNESCO World Heritage sitePaphosUNESCO World Heritage
- 1982Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection
- 1985Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1991Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 1998Most recent World Heritage inscriptionChoirokoitiaUNESCO World Heritage
- 2002Joined the ICC (Rome Statute)UN Treaty Collection
- 2017Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2021Most recent legislative election2021-05-30IPU Parline
