PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1968Independence12 March 1968 (from the UK)CIA World Factbook
- 1973Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1984Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1990Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 2002Joined the ICC (Rome Statute)UN Treaty Collection
- 2006First UNESCO World Heritage siteAapravasi GhatUNESCO World Heritage
- 2008Most recent World Heritage inscriptionLe Morne Cultural LandscapeUNESCO World Heritage
- 2011First space object launchedIntelsat New DawnGCAT
- 2016Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2019Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection
- 2021Most recent space launchGCAT
- 2024Most recent legislative election2024-11-10IPU Parline
