PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1962Independence1 January 1962 (from New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship)CIA World Factbook
- 1992Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1994Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 2002Joined the ICC (Rome Statute)UN Treaty Collection
- 2008Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 2016Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2025Most recent legislative election2025-08-29IPU Parline
