PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1960Independence27 April 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)CIA World Factbook
- 1983Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1984Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection
- 1984Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1990Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 2004First UNESCO World Heritage siteKoutammakou, the Land of the BatammaribaUNESCO World Heritage
- 2017Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2024Most recent legislative election2024-04-29IPU Parline
