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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 they intend to pursue a polygamous relationship in the future. Men may later retract their decision and opt for polygamy if they desire, but women do not have this option.^[1]

References

^ "Gender Equality and Social Institutions in Gabon". Social Institutions & Gender Index, genderindex.org. 2007. Archived from the original on 2010-06-19. Retrieved 2009-04-27.

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Polygamous marriage by country

Performed
legally

Nationwide	Afghanistan Algeria Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cameroon Chad CAR Comoros Congo Djibouti Egypt Gabon The Gambia India Polygyny Polyandry Indonesia Iran Kenya Kuwait Libya Maldives Mauritania Morocco Myanmar Oman Pakistan Qatar Saudi Arabia Senegal Singapore Somalia Sudan South Sudan Tanzania Togo Uganda UAE Yemen Zambia
Statewide	Iraq¹ Nigeria² Palestine Syria¹

Recognized if
performed
legally abroad

Australia (2008)
New Zealand (1980)
United Kingdom (2008; welfare only)

Recognized under
customary law

Botswana
Burkina Faso
Equatorial Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Hong Kong (performed until 1971)
Jordan
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Malawi
Mali
Malaysia
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Swaziland
Zimbabwe

Other countries
and regions

¹ Kurdish-controlled areas criminalize polygamy
² Regions governed by Sharia

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