PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1964Independence6 July 1964 (from the UK)CIA World Factbook
- 1984First UNESCO World Heritage siteLake Malawi National ParkUNESCO World Heritage
- 1987Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1991Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 1993Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 2002Joined the ICC (Rome Statute)UN Treaty Collection
- 2017Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection
- 2017Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2025Most recent legislative election2025-09-16IPU Parline
- 2025Most recent World Heritage inscriptionMount Mulanje Cultural LandscapeUNESCO World Heritage
