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Nigeria">Nigeria</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polygamy_in_the_Palestinian_territories" class="mw-redirect" title="Polygamy in the Palestinian territories">Palestine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polygamy_in_Syria" title="Polygamy in Syria">Syria</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Recognized if<br />performed<br />legally abroad</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Polygamy_in_Australia" title="Polygamy in Australia">Australia</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2008)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polygamy_in_New_Zealand" title="Polygamy in New Zealand">New Zealand</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1980)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polygamy_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Polygamy in the United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> <span 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title="Polygamy in Guinea">Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polygamy_in_Iraqi_Kurdistan" title="Polygamy in Iraqi Kurdistan">Iraqi Kurdistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polygamy_in_Kazakhstan" title="Polygamy in Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polygamy_in_Kyrgyzstan" title="Polygamy in Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polygamy_in_Laos" class="mw-redirect" title="Polygamy in Laos">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polygamy_in_Mauritius" title="Polygamy in Mauritius">Mauritius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polygamy_in_North_America" title="Polygamy in North America">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polygamy_in_Mongolia" title="Polygamy in Mongolia">Mongolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polygamy_in_Niue" title="Polygamy in Niue">Niue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polygamy_in_Russia" title="Polygamy in Russia">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polygamy_in_Rwanda" title="Polygamy in Rwanda">Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polygamy_in_Sri_Lanka" 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