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Legal status of polygamy
Recognized under civil law

Afghanistan
Algeria
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Brunei
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Chad
CAR
Comoros
Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Ethiopia
Gabon
The Gambia
India1
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Libya
Malaysia

Maldives
Mali
Mauritania
Morocco
Myanmar
Niger
Oman
Pakistan
Palestine
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Singapore1
Somalia
South Africa
Sri Lanka1
Sudan
Syria
Tanzania
Togo
Uganda
UAE
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Recognized in some regions

Eritrea2
Nigeria (BA, BO, GO, JI, KD, KA, KT, KE, NI, SO, YO, ZA)
Foreign marriages recognized

Australia (welfare only)
United Kingdom (welfare only)
Recognized under customary law

Botswana
Equatorial Guinea
Lesotho
Liberia
Kenya
Malawi
Mozambique

Namibia
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Swaziland
Zimbabwe
Status in other jurisdictions

Angola
Benin
Bhutan
Burundi
Côte d'Ivoire
DR Congo
Ethiopia
Ghana
Iraqi Kurdistan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Mayotte (FR)

Mauritius
Mongolia
Niue
Russia
Rwanda
Tajikistan
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
United States
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Nigeria (IM, KW, LA, NA, OY, PL)
See also

Polygamy
Polygyny
Polyandry
Non-monogamy
Polygamy by country
Marriage practice by country
Notes

1Illegal in all forms; Muslims exempt
2Regions governed by Sharia

*In certain countries and regions, only Muslims may legally contract a polygamous marriage
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Polygamy is legal in Somalia. Under law, however, court permission and proof a man's first wife is sterile or was incarcerated are first required.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Acceptance of Polygamy Slowly Changes in Muslim Africa

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Polygamous marriage
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Nationwide
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Statewide
Eritrea (Sharia districts) · Nigeria (Bauchi State (2001) · Borno State (2000) · Gombe State (2001) · Jigawa State (2000) · Kaduna State (2000) · Kano State (2000) · Katsina State (2000) · Kebbi State (2001) · Niger State (2000) · Sokoto State (2000) · Yobe State (2000) · Zamfara State · Palestine (Gaza Strip · West Bank)
Polygamous marriages
performed abroad recognized

Australia (2008) · United Kingdom (2008)
Other countries
and regions

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