PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1961Independence27 April 1961 (from the UK)CIA World Factbook
- 1988Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1990Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 1996Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 2000Joined the ICC (Rome Statute)UN Treaty Collection
- 2016Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2023Most recent legislative election2023-06-24IPU Parline
- 2025First UNESCO World Heritage siteGola-Tiwai ComplexUNESCO World Heritage
