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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; Gabon; The Gambia; India1; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Jordan; Kuwait; Lebanon; Libya; Malaysia;	Maldives; Mali; Mauritania; Morocco; Myanmar; Niger; Oman; Pakistan; Palestine; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Singapore1; Somalia; 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);
	Eritrea2; Nigeria (BA, BO, GO, JI, KD, KA, KT, KE, NI, SO, YO, ZA);
	Foreign marriages recognized
	Australia (welfare only); United Kingdom (welfare only);
	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;
See also
	Polygamy; Polygyny; Polyandry; Non-monogamy; Polygamy by country; Marriage practice by country;
	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
	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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Under Gabon's penal code, both men and women may have more than one spouse. However, in practice, typically only men take multiple spouses. Before contracting a marriage, the couple must state whether or not they intend to pursue a polygamous relationship in the future. However, men may later retract their decision and opt for polygamy if they desire. Women do not have this option.^[1]

[edit] References

^ "Gender Equality and Social Institutions in Gabon". Social Institutions & Gender Index, genderindex.org. 2007. http://genderindex.org/country/gabon. Retrieved 2009-04-27.

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Polyandry

[0] "Gender Equality and Social Institutions in Gabon". Social Institutions & Gender Index, genderindex.org. 2007. http://genderindex.org/country/gabon. Retrieved 2009-04-27.

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