Template:Civil union

Same-sex civil unions
Recognised nationwide
Denmark (1989) Norway (1993) Sweden (1995) Greenland (1996) Iceland (1996) France (1999) Germany (2001) Portugal (2001) Finland (2002) Luxembourg (2004) New Zealand (2005) United Kingdom (2005) Andorra (2005) Czech Republic (2006) Slovenia (2006) Switzerland (2007) Colombia (2007)
As unregistered cohabitation
Israel (1994) Hungary (1996) Croatia (2003) Austria (2003)
Recognised in some regions
United States (1997) Argentina (2003) Australia (2004) Brazil (2004) Italy (2004) Mexico (2006)
Recognised prior to legalisation of same-sex marriage
Netherlands (nationwide) (1998) Spain (12 of 17 communities) (1998) South Africa (nationwide) (1999) Belgium (nationwide) (2000) Canada (QC, NS and MB) (2001)
Recognition debated
Argentina Australia Austria Brazil Chile Costa Rica Greece Ireland Italy Liechtenstein Mexico Poland Puerto Rico United States Uruguay
See also
Same-sex marriage Registered partnership Domestic partnership Common-law marriage Same-sex unions by country Homosexuality laws of the world