PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1962Independence31 August 1962 (from the UK)CIA World Factbook
- 1978Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1990Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1991Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 1999Joined the ICC (Rome Statute)UN Treaty Collection
- 2002Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection
- 2018Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2025Most recent legislative election2025-04-28IPU Parline
