Is there any country where polygamy is practiced? Hehe, just ask casually, nothing else!

Polygamy is practiced in many countries on the African continent today. However, with the development of the times, polygamy has become more and more a controversial topic, with both supporters and opponents. African Arab countries such as Tunisia have long since legally abolished polygamy, and black African countries such as Benin have recently announced the abolition of this backward system.

Senegal is a country that is seen by the West as having a better democracy, but it is a country with a more stubborn system of polygamy. In 2000, before the adoption of the new constitution, Senegal's Wade rejected the abolition of polygamy, arguing that it was an "ancient tradition" that "cannot be banned", although many articles on women's emancipation were proposed. Moreover, in Africa, there are heads of state who openly defend polygamy.

For example, when a 2003 United Nations report pointed out that polygamy was one of the reasons for the high number of people living with HIV in Eswatini, King Mswati III publicly spoke out on television. It turns out that polygamy is completely legal in this country, and a man can marry as many wives as he wants. The 37-year-old King Mswati III has had nine wives and two "fiancées" since he first married at the age of 18.

His father, the old King Sohuza, according to his official autobiography, married a total of 120 wives during his reign from 1921 to 1982. With nearly 40 per cent of Eswatini's population living with HIV, the highest in Africa, the King's speech shocked both the country and the rest of the world. According to the African Network, in many African countries, there are many ministers who practice polygamy, and even individual countries are polygamous.

Haha, you can too! Not illegal!

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Polyandry is the institution in Nepal.

Nestled on the border of our Asian neighbours, separated from our country by the Himalayas, you will be surprised to learn that the ancient and absurd system of polyandry is still practiced in parts of the country to this day. Nepal, known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a country with a land area of about 10,000 square kilometers and a population of 30 million people.

In Nepal, where royal rule and theocracy once competed for national power, a democratic republic is now the country's new political faith. Despite the new era of rebellion, polyandry has been preserved and protected by official Nepalese law. When a woman marries into a family, she becomes the common wife of the brothers of the family.

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Nepal (Nepal name liquid traces: English name: nepal), a landlocked mountain country in South Asia, is located in the southern foothills of the Himalayas, borders China in the north, and borders India on the other three sides, with the capital Kathmandu, with a land area of about 10,000 square kilometers and a population of about 30 million (2020), the country is divided into 7 federal provinces, and there are more than 130 ethnic groups in the country.

Nepal was known as the "Nibra" in ancient times, and the Mara dynasty was established between the 12th and 18th centuries. In 1768, the Shah dynasty rose to prominence and gradually unified the country, and in 1790, the king of Nepal signed a peace treaty with the emperor of China, and Nepal paid courtesy tribute to the emperor of China every five years, which lasted until 1912. The history can be said to be very long.

The above content refers to Encyclopedia - Nepal.

Legal Analysis: Some areas of China: In China, the Tibetans, Lhoba, Menba and some Naxi still retain polyandry, but many of the young people living in the cities no longer accept this concept, and may still have this system in the relatively remote and economically backward villages of these famous ethnic groups.

Islamic countries and Gulf states: Most of them are polyandry countries, such as the United Arab Emirates, Uganda, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, Egypt, Sudan, Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, and parts of Nepal. African countries:

At present, there are still many polyandry countries in Africa, mainly Senegal, Uganda, Libya, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Morocco and Somalia.

Legal basis: Article 1041 of the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China Marriage and family are protected by the state. The marriage system of marriage is free and free, monogamous, and equal between men and women. Protect the legitimate rights and interests of women, minors, the elderly, and the disabled.

1.Traditional Tibetan polyandry families have brothers, friends, and very few father-son wives.

2.Polyandry marriage has been prevalent in Sri Lankan history and still exists in the central mountains.

3.Lugu Lake, a famous marriage tribe in Yunnan, is no longer lonely Marriage and polyandry are married, and some Tibetan villages in the Yalong River basin of the "Great Shangri-La" have stubbornly preserved the marriage customs of the female culture period.

4.Some Arab countries, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, etc.

5.Senegal, Eswatini in Africa, etc.

6.Our neighbor Thailand is also polygamous.

7.There are also Mormons in the United States, who allow not only polygamy, but also polyandry.

Legal analysis: Senegal, Uganda, Libya, Eswatini, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Yemen, UAE emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Morocco, Somalia, South Africa, Cameroon and other countries are polygamous.

Legal basis: Civil Code of the People's Republic of China

Article 1046:Marriage shall be completely voluntary between a man and a woman, and neither party shall be allowed to coerce the other, nor shall any organization or individual interfere with it.

Article 1047 The age of marriage shall not be earlier than 22 years old for men and 20 years old for women.

Article 1048:Marriage is prohibited for lineal blood relatives or collateral blood relatives within three generations.

Article 1049 A man and a woman who wish to marry shall apply for marriage registration in person at the marriage registration authority. Where the provisions of this Law are met, they shall be registered and a marriage certificate shall be issued. The marriage relationship is established after the marriage is registered. Where marriage registration has not been completed, the registration shall be re-registered.

Article 1050:After marriage is registered, the woman may become a member of the man's family, and the man may become a member of the woman's family, in accordance with the agreement between the man and the woman.

Article 1051 Marriage shall be null and void under any of the following circumstances:

a) bigamy; 2) Have a family relationship that prohibits marriage;

3) They have not reached the legal age for marriage.

Parts of China: In China, the Tibetans, Lhoba, Menba and some Naxi still retain polyandry, but many people living in cities and young people no longer accept this concept, and may still have this system in the more remote and economically backward villages of these ethnic groups. Islamic countries and Gulf states:

Most of them are polyandry countries, such as the UAE, Uganda, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, Egypt, Sudan, Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, parts of Nepal. African countries: There are still many polyandry countries in Africa, mainly Senegal, Uganda, Libya, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Saudi Morocco, and Somalia.

Senegal. The Republic of Senegal, referred to as Senegal, is located at the westernmost point of the West African protrusion, with the capital Dakar. It is bordered by Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau to the south, and the Cape Verde Islands to the west. The coastline is about 700 km long.

Uganda. Uganda is located in eastern Africa, across the equator, east of Kenya, south of Tanzania and Rwanda, west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), north of South Sudan, with a total area of 10,000 square kilometers. Most of the whole territory is located in the East African plateau, with many lakes, with an average altitude of 1000 1200 meters, and is known as the "plateau water town".

Libya. The State of Libya, abbreviated as "Libya", is a country in North Africa, located on the southern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt, Sudan, Chad, Niger, Algeria and Tunisia. With an area of 1.76 million square kilometers, the capital is Tripoli.

Legal basis

Civil Code of the People's Republic of China

Article 1041: Marriage and family are protected by the state.

Freedom of marriage, monogamy, and equality between men and women are practiced.

Protect the legitimate rights and interests of women, minors, the elderly, and the disabled.

Article 1043: Families shall establish a positive family style, carry forward family virtues, and attach importance to the establishment of family civilization.

Husbands and wives should be faithful, respectful and caring for each other; Family members shall respect the elderly, love the young, help each other, and maintain equal, harmonious, and civilized marriage and family relations.