Polygamy in Djibouti

Like every other nation in the Horn of Africa excluding the mostly Christian Ethiopia, polygamy is legal under Djibouti law and has been found in Djiboutian culture for centuries. However, like most countries, such as Libya, legally and traditionally, a man may have up to only four wives at a time.[1]

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1. ^ "Djibouti Wedding Ceremony". Archived from the original on Jul 29, 2009.

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Polygamy in Africa

Sovereign states|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* The Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

States with limited
recognition

* Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
* Somaliland

Dependencies and
other territories

* Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
* Madeira (Portugal)
* Mayotte / Réunion (France)
* Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)
* Western Sahara

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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

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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|

* Angola
* Benin
* Burundi
* Canada
* DR Congo
* Côte d'Ivoire
* Eritrea
* Ethiopia
* France
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Iraqi Kurdistan
* Kazakhstan
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Mauritius
* Mexico
* Mongolia
* Niue
* Russia
* Rwanda
* Sri Lanka
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Tunisia
* Turkey
* Turkmenistan
* United States
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Malaysia

* Legal status
* Polygamy
* Polygyny
* Polyandry
* Non-monogamy
* Polygamy by country
* Marriage practice by country

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

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