PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1844Independence27 February 1844 (from Haiti)CIA World Factbook
- 1978Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1982Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1990First UNESCO World Heritage siteColonial City of Santo DomingoUNESCO World Heritage
- 1991Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 2005Joined the ICC (Rome Statute)UN Treaty Collection
- 2017Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2024Most recent legislative election2024-05-19IPU Parline
