PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1956Independence20 March 1956 (from France)CIA World Factbook
- 1956Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection
- 1969Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1979First UNESCO World Heritage siteMedina of TunisUNESCO World Heritage
- 1985Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1992Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 2011Joined the ICC (Rome Statute)UN Treaty Collection
- 2017Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2021First space object launchedChallengeOneGCAT
- 2022Most recent legislative election2022-12-17IPU Parline
- 2023Most recent World Heritage inscriptionDjerba: Testimony to a settlement pattern in an island territoryUNESCO World Heritage
- 2025Most recent space launchGCAT
