PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1966Independence4 October 1966 (from the UK)CIA World Factbook
- 1974Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection
- 1992Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1992Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 1995Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 2000Joined the ICC (Rome Statute)UN Treaty Collection
- 2000First UNESCO World Heritage siteMaloti-Drakensberg ParkUNESCO World Heritage
- 2017Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2022Most recent legislative election2022-10-07IPU Parline
