PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1960Independence1 July 1960 (from a merger of British Somaliland, which became independent from the UK on 26 June 1960, and Italian Somaliland, which became independent from the Italian-administered UN trusteeship on 1 July 1960 to form the Somali Republic)CIA World Factbook
- 1990Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 2015Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 2016Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2021Most recent legislative election2021-11-01IPU Parline
