PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1804Independence1 January 1804 (from France)CIA World Factbook
- 1950Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection
- 1981Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1982First UNESCO World Heritage siteNational History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, RamiersUNESCO World Heritage
- 1991Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1995Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 2015Most recent legislative election2015-08-09IPU Parline
- 2017Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
