PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1861Independence17 March 1861 ; note: <strong>note:</strong> the Kingdom of Italy proclaimed on 17 March 1861, but Italy was not fully unified until 1871CIA World Factbook
- 1952Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection
- 1964First space object launchedSan Marco 1GCAT
- 1978Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1979First UNESCO World Heritage siteRock Drawings in ValcamonicaUNESCO World Heritage
- 1985Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1991Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 1999Joined the ICC (Rome Statute)UN Treaty Collection
- 2016Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2022Most recent legislative election2022-09-25IPU Parline
- 2025Most recent World Heritage inscriptionFunerary Tradition in the Prehistory of Sardinia – <em>The domus de janas</em>UNESCO World Heritage
- 2026Most recent space launchGCAT
