PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1980Independence30 July 1980 (from France and the UK)CIA World Factbook
- 1993Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 1995Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 2008Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 2008First UNESCO World Heritage siteChief Roi Mata’s DomainUNESCO World Heritage
- 2011Joined the ICC (Rome Statute)UN Treaty Collection
- 2016Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2025Most recent legislative election2025-01-16IPU Parline
