PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1581Independence26 July 1581 ; note: <strong>note:</strong> the northern provinces of the Low Countries formally declared their independence with an Act of Abjuration in 1581, but, it was not until 30 January 1648 and the Peace of Westphalia that Spain recognized this independenceCIA World Factbook
- 1966Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection
- 1974First space object launchedANSGCAT
- 1978Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1991Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1995Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 1995First UNESCO World Heritage siteSchokland and SurroundingsUNESCO World Heritage
- 2001Joined the ICC (Rome Statute)UN Treaty Collection
- 2017Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2023Most recent World Heritage inscriptionEisinga Planetarium in FranekerUNESCO World Heritage
- 2023Most recent space launchGCAT
- 2025Most recent legislative election2025-10-29IPU Parline
