PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1977Independence27 June 1977 (from France)CIA World Factbook
- 1990Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 1998Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 2002Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 2002Joined the ICC (Rome Statute)UN Treaty Collection
- 2016Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2023Most recent legislative election2023-02-24IPU Parline
- 2023First space object launchedDjibouti-1AGCAT
- 2024Most recent space launchGCAT
- 2026Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection