PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1975Independence25 November 1975 (from the Netherlands)CIA World Factbook
- 1976Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1993Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1993Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 2000First UNESCO World Heritage siteCentral Suriname Nature ReserveUNESCO World Heritage
- 2008Joined the ICC (Rome Statute)UN Treaty Collection
- 2019Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2023Most recent World Heritage inscriptionJodensavanne Archaeological Site: Jodensavanne Settlement and Cassipora Creek CemeteryUNESCO World Heritage
- 2025Most recent legislative election2025-05-25IPU Parline
