PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1903Independence3 November 1903 (from Colombia); 28 November 1821 (from Spain)CIA World Factbook
- 1950Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection
- 1977Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1980First UNESCO World Heritage siteFortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San LorenzoUNESCO World Heritage
- 1981Ratified 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
- 2016Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2024Most recent legislative election2024-05-05IPU Parline
- 2025Most recent World Heritage inscriptionThe Colonial Transisthmian Route of PanamáUNESCO World Heritage
