World of Statistics(@stats_feed):🇸🇪 Sweden passed a ban on first-cousin and close relative marriages effective July 1, 2026. Countries that ban or heavily restrict first-cousin marriage: China 🇨🇳 North Korea 🇰🇵 South Korea 🇰🇷 Philippines 🇵🇭 Norway 🇳🇴 Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 Tajikistan 🇹🇯 Belgium 🇧🇪 Lithuania 🇱🇹 Taiwan 🇹🇼 United States 🇺🇸 (24–30 states) Laws can be nuanced (some ban the marriage but don’t criminalize it, or only apply to citizens/residents). This list is not exhaustive.

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🇸🇪 Sweden passed a ban on first-cousin and close relative marriages effective July 1, 2026. Countries that ban or heavily restrict first-cousin marriage: China 🇨🇳 North Korea 🇰🇵 South Korea 🇰🇷 Philippines 🇵🇭 Norway 🇳🇴 Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 Tajikistan 🇹🇯 Belgium 🇧🇪 Lithuania 🇱🇹 Taiwan 🇹🇼 United States 🇺🇸 (24–30 states) Laws can be nuanced (some ban the marriage but don’t criminalize it, or only apply to citizens/residents). This list is not exhaustive.

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