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Roberta

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'''Roberta''' is a feminine version of the given names [[Robert]] and [[Roberto]]. It is a Germanic name derived from the stems *hrod meaning "famous", "glorious", "godlike" and *berht meaning "bright", "shining", "light".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/robert | title=Meaning, origin and history of the name Robert }}</ref>

==People with the name==
*[[Roberta Achtenberg]] (born 1950), American attorney
*[[Roberta Alaimo]] (born 1979), Italian politician
*[[Roberta Alenius]] (born 1978), Swedish politician
*[[Roberta Alexander]] (born 1949), American operatic soprano
*[[Roberta Allen]] (born 1945), American conceptual artist
*[[Roberta Anastase]] (born 1976), Romanian politician
*[[Roberta Joan Anderson]] (born 1943), birth name of Canadian–American singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell
*[[Roberta Angelilli]] (born 1965), Italian politician
*[[Roberta Annan]] (born 1982), Ghanaian investor and philanthropist
*[[Roberta Arnold]] (1896–1966), American stage and silent film actress
*[[Roberta A. Ballard]], American pediatrician
*[[Roberta Baskin]], American journalist and non-profit director
*[[Roberta Bayley]], American photographer
*[[Roberta Bianconi]] (born 1989), Italian water polo player
*[[Roberta Bitgood]] (1908–2007), American organist, choir director and classical composer
*[[Roberta Bonanomi]] (born 1966), Italian road racing cyclist
*[[Roberta Bondar]] (born 1945), Canadian astronaut
*[[Roberta Brunet]] (born 1965), Italian athlete
*[[Roberta Bruni]] (born 1994), Italian pole vaulter
*[[Roberta Byrd Barr]] (1919–1993), American civil rights activist, educator and librarian
*[[Roberta Capua]] (born 1968), Italian television host, actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder
*[[Roberta Close]] (born 1964), Brazilian fashion model
*[[Roberta Colindrez]], Mexican–American actress and playwright
*[[Roberta Collins]] (1944–2008), American actress
*[[Roberta F. Colman]] (1938–2019), American biochemist
*[[Roberta Cordano]] (born 1963), American lawyer
*[[Roberta Cowing]] (1860–1924), American artist and scientific illustrator
*[[Roberta Crenshaw]] (1914–2005), American civic leader and philanthropist
*[[Roberta Dapunt]] (born 1970), Italian poet
*[[Roberta Del Core]] (born 1964), Italian rower
*[[Roberta Degnore]] (born 1946), American author, filmmaker and psychologist
*[[Roberta Dodd Crawford]] (1897–1954), American lyric soprano
*[[Roberta Donnay]] (born 1966), American jazz singer
*[[Roberta Dunbar]], American clubwoman and peace activist
*[[Roberta Eike]], American oceanographer and marine geologist
*[[Roberta Einer]], Estonian fashion designer
*[[Roberta Faccani]] (born 1968), Italian singer and actress
*[[Roberta Faccin]] (born 1957), Italian basketball player
*[[Roberta Farinelli]] (born 1975), Italian swimmer
*[[Roberta Farrell]], American–New Zealand biotechnologist
*[[Roberta M. Feldman]], American architect and professor
*[[Roberta Felotti]] (born 1964), Italian swimmer
*[[Roberta Fernández]], Tejana novelist
*[[Roberta Fiandino]] (born 1985), Italian biathlete
*[[Roberta Findlay]] (born 1948), American filmmaker
*[[Roberta Flack]] (born 1937), American jazz and folk singer
*[[Roberta Foster]], Barbadian dressage rider
*[[Roberta Fox]] (1943–2009), American attorney and politician
*[[Roberta Fulbright]] (1874–1953), American businesswoman
*[[Roberta Freeman]], American singer
*[[Roberta Gale]] (1914–2008), American actress
*[[Roberta Gambarini]], Italian jazz singer
*[[Roberta Geddes-Harvey]] (1849–1930), Canadian choirmaster, composer and organist
*[[Roberta Gellis]] (1927–2016), American writer
*[[Roberta Gemma]] (born 1980), Italian pornographic actress
*[[Roberta Gentini]] (born 1973), Italian equestrian
*[[Roberta Geremicca]] (born 1984), Italian actress
*[[Roberta Gilchrist]] (born 1965), Canadian archaeologist
*[[Roberta González]], French painter
*[[Roberta Gottlieb]], American academic and oncologist
*[[Roberta Gregory]] (born 1953), American comic book writer and artist
*[[Roberta Groner]] (born 1978), American long distance runner
*[[Roberta Gropper]] (1897–1993), German political activist
*[[Roberta Grossman]] (born 1959), American filmmaker
*[[Roberta Guaspari]] (born 1947), American violinist and music educator
*[[Roberta Guerrina]], English political scientist
*[[Roberta Hamme]], Canadian chemical oceanographer
*[[Roberta Hanley]], American actress and director
*[[Roberta Haynes]] (1927–2019), American actress
*[[Roberta L. Hazard]] (1934–2017), American Navy officer
*[[Roberta Helmer]] (1950–2018), American romance author
*[[Roberta Hill Whiteman]] (born 1947), Oneida poet
*[[Roberta Hodes]] (1927–2021), American film producer and script supervisor
*[[Roberta Hoskie]], American real estate broker
*[[Roberta Howett]] (born 1981), Irish singer
*[[Roberta Hubley]] (born 1941), Canadian politician
*[[Roberta M. Humphreys]] (born 1944), American observational stellar astrophysicist
*[[Roberta Hyson]], American actress and dancer
*[[Roberta Invernizzi]] (born 1966), Italian soprano and music teacher
*[[Roberta Jamieson]], Canadian First Nations activist and lawyer
*[[Roberta Frances Johnson]] (1902–1988), American mathematician
*[[Roberta Jull]] (1872–1961), Scottish–Australian medical doctor
*[[Roberta Kalechofsky]] (1931–2022), American feminist, writer and animal rights activist
*[[Roberta Kaplan]] (born 1966), American lawyer and co-founder of [[Time's Up Legal Defense Fund]]
*[[Roberta Karmel]] (born 1937), American attorney
*[[Roberta Kelly]] (born 1942), American gospel singer
*[[Roberta Kerr]] (born 1952), English actress
*[[Roberta Kevelson]] (1931–1998), American academic and semiotician
*[[Roberta Klatzky]] (born 1947), American psychology professor
*[[Roberta Knie]] (1938–2017), American dramatic soprano
*[[Roberta Lange]] (born 1957), American politician
*[[Roberta Langtry]] (1916–2005), Canadian elementary school teacher and philanthropist
*[[Roberta Lannes]] (born 1948), American horror writer
*[[Roberta Lanzarotti]] (born 1968), Italian swimmer
*[[Roberta Latow]] (1931–2003), American erotic author, gallery owner and interior designer
*[[Roberta Lawson]] (1878–1940), Lenape activist, musician and community organizer
*[[Roberta Leigh]] (1926–2014), English author, composer and television producer
*[[Roberta Lepper]] (born 1978), Fijian sailor
*[[Roberta Lima]] (born 1974), Brazilian–Austrian video and performance artist
*[[Roberta Linn]] (born 1931), American singer
*[[Roberta Lobeira Alanís]] (born 1979), Mexican painter and visual artist
*[[Roberta Lombardi]] (born 1973), Italian politician
*[[Roberta Lucca]] (born 1978), Brazilian–English entrepreneur and co-founder of [[Bossa Studios]]
*[[Roberta MacAdams]] (1880–1959), Canadian politician and military dietician
*[[Roberta MacGlashan]], American politician
*[[Roberta Mancino]] (born 1980), Italian skydiver and wingsuit flyer
*[[Roberta Marques]] (born 1968), Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter
*[[Roberta Marquez]], Brazilian ballet dancer
*[[Roberta Marrero]] (born 1972), Spanish actress and singer
*[[Roberta Marinelli]], American oceanographer
*[[Roberta Martin]] (1907–1969), American gospel composer, singer, pianist, arranger, and choral organizer
*[[Roberta Marzani]] (born 1996), Italian fencer
*[[Roberta Materi]] (born 1975), Canadian curler
*[[Roberta Maxwell]] (born 1941), Canadian actress
*[[Roberta McCain]] (1912–2020), American socialite and oil heiress
*[[Roberta McCallum]] (born 1958), American tennis player
*[[Roberta McRae]] (born 1948), Italian–Australian politician
*[[Roberta Metsola]] (born 1979), Maltese politician and President of the European Union Parliament
*[[Roberta Michnick Golinkoff]], American academic and author
*[[Roberta Millstein]], American philosophy professor
*[[Roberta Miranda]] (born 1956), Brazilian singer
*[[Roberta Monaldini]], Sammarinese road cyclist
*[[Roberta Moretti Avery]] (born 1985), Brazilian cricketer
*[[Roberta Morris Purdee]], American documentarian and film producer
*[[Roberta Naas]] (born 1958), American author and journalist
*[[Roberta J. Nichols]] (1931–2005), American engineer
*[[Roberta O'Brien]], Irish Navy officer
*[[Roberta Panara]] (born 1984), Italian swimmer
*[[Roberta Pedranzini]] (born 1971), Italian ski mountaineer
*[[Roberta Pelosi]] (born 1960), Italian sport shooter
*[[Roberta Peters]] (1930–2017), American coloratura soprano
*[[Roberta Piket]] (born 1965), American jazz pianist, organist, arranger and composer
*[[Roberta Pinotti]] (born 1961), Italian politician
*[[Roberta Rabellotti]], Italian economics professor
*[[Roberta Ratzke]] (born 1990), Brazilian volleyball player
*[[Roberta L. Raymond]] (1938–2019), American actress and sociologist
*[[Roberta Rees]] (born 1954), Canadian poet and writer
*[[Roberta Richman]] (born 1941), American painter, printmaker and corrections administrator
*[[Roberta Rodeghiero]] (born 1990), Italian figure skater
*[[Roberta Rodrigues]] (born 1982), Brazilian actress and singer
*[[Roberta Rogow]] (born 1942), American fanfiction writer
*[[Roberta Romano]], American law professor
*[[Roberta Rosenthal Kwall]], American law professor
*[[Roberta Rudnick]] (born 1958), American geologist and professor
*[[Roberta Sá]], also known as Roberta de Sá, a Brazilian singer
*[[Roberta Seelinger Trites]] (born 1962), American English Literature professor
*[[Roberta Serra]] (born 1970), Italian alpine skier
*[[Roberta Sessoli]] (born 1963), Italian chemistry professor
*[[Roberta Semple Salter]] (1910–2007), American evangelist, daughter of [[Aimee Semple McPherson]]
*[[Roberta I. Shaffer]] (born 1953), American attorney and librarian
*[[Roberta Sheffield]] (born 1980), British-Canadian Para-equestrian
*[[Roberta Shepherd]] (born 1934), Australian physiotherapist
*[[Roberta Sheridan]] (1864–1918), American teacher
*[[Roberta Sherwood]] (1913–1999), American singer
*[[Roberta Shore]] (born 1943), American actress
*[[Roberta Sigel]] (1916–2008), American political scientist
*[[Roberta Silva]] (born 1971), Trinidadian artist
*[[Roberta Sinatra]], Italian professor and scientist
*[[Roberta Sklar]], American activist and theater director
*[[Roberta Smith]] (born 1948), American art critic
*[[Roberta Tamondong]] (born 2002), Filipino actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder
*[[Roberta Taylor]] (1948–2024), English actress and author
*[[Roberta Teale Swartz]] (1903–1993), American academic, poet and co-founder of the [[Kenyon Review]]
*[[Roberta Temes]], American author and psychotherapist
*[[Roberta Thornley]] (born 1985), New Zealand photographer
*[[Roberta Tomber]] (1954–2022), English archaeologist
*[[Roberta Torre]] (born 1962), Italian director and screenwriter
*[[Roberta Tovey]] (born 1953), English actress
*[[Roberta Valderrama]] (born 1977), Peruvian actress
*[[Roberta Vinci]] (born 1983), Italian tennis player
*[[Roberta Voss]] (born 1965), American politician
*[[Roberta Washington]], American architect
*[[Roberta Weiss]] (born 1961), Canadian actress
*[[Roberta Williams]] (born 1953), American video game designer and writer
*[[Roberta Wilson]] (1896–1977), American silent film actress
*[[Roberta Whyte]] (1897–1979), English Royal Air Force nursing administrator
*[[Roberta Wohlstetter]] (1912–2007), American military historian
*[[Roberta Woodgate]] (born 1956), Canadian nurse
*[[Roberta Zambrano]] (born 1971), Ecuadorian politician

==Fictional characters==
* Roberta "Bobby" Bruna, from the fantasy novel book series ''Skandar and the Unicorn Thief'' by [[A. F. Steadman]]
*Rosarita "Roberta" Cisneros, from the anime and manga series ''[[Black Lagoon]]''
*[[Roberta Tubbs]], from the animated series ''The Cleveland Show''

==References==
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Pornography laws by region

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{{Sex and the law}}
Restrictions on pornography vary across jurisdictions. The production and distribution of [[pornographic film]]s are both activities that are legal in some but not all countries, as long as the [[pornography]] features performers [[Age of majority|above a certain age]], usually 18 years. Further restrictions are often placed on such material.

This page excludes [[child pornography]] and [[Zoophilia#Pornography|zoophilic pornography]]. In most cases the [[legality of child pornography]] and [[Zoophilia#Pornography|legality of zoophilic pornography]] is treated as a separate issue, and it is usually subject to its own laws.

== Summary of pornography laws ==

=== Africa ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="width: 13%" | Country{{refn|name=|group=Note|This only includes [[sovereign state]]s}}
! style="width: 10%" | Sale
! style="width: 10%" |Possession

! style="width: 10%" | Production
! style="width: 57%" class="unsortable" | Short summary
|-
| {{flagicon|Algeria}} Algeria || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} ||
|-
| {{flagicon|Angola}} Angola || {{No|Illegal}} || {{Uncertain|No data}}|| No data
|It is illegal to import pornography into Angola.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 2024 |title=Angola - Prohibited & Restricted Imports |url=https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/angola-prohibited-restricted-imports}}</ref> However, the law about possession and distribution is not clearly stated.<ref>{{cite web |title=2017 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Angola |url=https://www.state.gov/reports/2017-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/angola/ |website=www.state.gov |publisher=[[Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor]]}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|Benin}} Benin || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} ||
|-
| {{flagicon|Botswana}} Botswana || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} ||{{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 178 (Traffic in obscene publications)|}}
|-
| {{flagicon|Burkina Faso}} Burkina Faso || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} ||
|-
| {{flagicon|Burundi}} Burundi || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} ||
|-
| {{flagicon|Cameroon}} Cameroon || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} ||
|-
| {{flagicon|Cape Verde}} Cape Verde || {{Uncertain|No data}} || {{Uncertain|No data}}|| {{Uncertain|No data}}||
|-
| {{flagicon|Central African Republic}} Central African Republic || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} ||
|-
| {{flagicon|Chad}} Chad || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} ||
|-
| {{flagicon|Comoros}} Comoros || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} ||
|-
| {{flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} Democratic Republic of the Congo || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} ||
|-
| {{flagicon|Republic of Congo}} Republic of Congo || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} ||
|-
| {{flagicon|Djibouti}} Djibouti || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} ||
The sale, manufacture, or distribution of all pornography, including child pornography, is prohibited, and is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of up to 200,000 DJF ($1,130).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.state.gov/reports/2019-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/djibouti/ |publisher=[[Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor]] |title=2019 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Djibouti |website=www.state.gov}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|Egypt}} Egypt || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} ||
|-
| {{flagicon|Equatorial Guinea}} Equatorial Guinea || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} ||
|-
| {{flagicon|Eritrea}} Eritrea || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} ||
{{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 313. (Obscene or Indecent Publications)|# A person who publicly distributes, displays or traffics in writings, images, posters, films, possession, objects or other communications that are obscene or grossly indecent, is guilty of obscenity, a Class 1 petty offence, punishable with a definite term of imprisonment of not less than 6 months and not more than 12 months, or a fine of 20,001 – 50,000 [[Eritrean nakfa|Nakfas]], to be set in intervals of 2,500 Nakfas.
# It is not an offence under sub-Article (1) where the conduct takes place in private, or where the material is artistic, literary or scientific in character. }}
|-
| {{flagicon|Eswatini}} Eswatini || {{partial|Restricted}} || {{partial|Restricted}} || {{partial|Restricted}} ||
|-
| {{flagicon|Ethiopia}} Ethiopia || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 609 (Obscene or Indecent Publications)|(1) Whosoever:
(a) makes, imports or exports, transports, receives, possesses, display in
public, of fern for sale or hire, distributes or circulates writing images, posters,
films or other objects which are obscene or grossly indecent, or in any other
way trafficks or trades in them; or 
(b) advertises, indicates or makes known, by any means, how or from whom
such objects may be procured or circulated, either directly or indirectly,
is punishable with simple imprisonment or fine, without prejudice to the
forfeiture and destruction of the incriminating material. 
(2) Simple imprisonment shall be for not less than one month, and the fine,
according to the circumstances, shall not exceed ten thousand dollars, where the offender: 
(a) habitually engages in or carries on such traffic; or 
(b) knowingly exhibits, hands over or delivers such objects to an infant or young person for a consideration.}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Penal Code of Ethiopia 1957 (Eritrean Transitional Penal Code) |url=https://www.refworld.org/legal/legislation/natlegbod/1957/en/63603 |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=Refworld |language=en}}{{source-attribution}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|Gabon}} Gabon || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 430.|Anyone who, with a view to distribution, fixes, records or transmits an image or
of an adult when this image or this representation presents a pornographic scene is punishable by up to "five years' imprisonment and a fine of up to 10,000,000 FCFA fine".}}
|-
|-
| {{flagicon|Ghana}} Ghana ||{{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 281. (Further Offences Relating to Obscenity)|# Any person who: (a) for the purposes of or by way of trade, or for the purposes of distribution or public exhibition, makes, produces, or has in his possession any one or more obscene writings, drawings, prints, paintings, printed matter, pictures, posters, emblems, photographs, cinematograph films, or any other obscene objects [...] : shall be guilty of a misdemeanour. }}
|-
| {{flagicon|Guinea}} Guinea || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||
|-
| {{flagicon|Guinea-Bissau}} Guinea-Bissau || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}}||
|-
| {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} Ivory Coast || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||
|-
| {{flagicon|Kenya}} Kenya || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 166. (Traffic in obscene publication)|# Any person who: (a) for the purpose of or by way of trade or for the purpose of distribution or public exhibition, makes, produces or has in his possession any one or more obscene writings, drawings, prints, paintings, printed matter, pictures, posters, emblems, photographs, cinematograph -films or any other objects or any other object tending to corrupt morals [...] : is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable, to '''imprisonment for two years''' or to a '''fine of seven thousand [[Kenyan shilling|shillings]]'''.
}}
|-
| {{flagicon|Lesotho}} Lesotho || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}}
|-
| {{flagicon|Liberia}} Liberia || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}}
|-
| {{flagicon|Libya}} Libya || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||
|-
| {{flagicon|Madagascar}} Madagascar || {{no|Illegal}}|| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}}||
|-
| {{flagicon|Malawi}} Malawi || {{no|Illegal}}|| {{no|Illegal}}|| {{no|Illegal}}||{{Hidden|Article 179 (Obscene matters or things)|(1) Any person who—

(a) makes, produces or has in his possession any one or more obscene writings, drawings,
prints, paintings, printed matter, pictures, posters, emblems, photographs, photographic
negatives or prints, cinematograph films, gramophone records or other contrivances for the
reproduction of sound or any other obscene objects or any other objects tending to corrupt
morals;

is guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine of K500,000 and to imprisonment for a term of
two years.|css=text-align:center;|headercss=background:#ccccff}}
<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://malawilii.org/akn/mw/act/1929/22/eng@2014-12-31 |title=Penal Code |date=2014-12-31 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|Mali}} Mali || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||
|-
| {{flagicon|Mauritania}} Mauritania || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||
|-
| {{flagicon|Mauritius}} Mauritius || {{Uncertain|No data}} || {{Uncertain|No data}}|| {{Uncertain|No data}}||
|-
| {{flagicon|Morocco}} Morocco {{small|(including [[Western Sahara]])}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||
|-
| {{flagicon|Mozambique}} Mozambique || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no| Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||
|-
| {{flagicon|Namibia}} Namibia || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||
|-
| {{flagicon|Niger}} Niger || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||
|-
| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Nigeria || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||
|-
| {{flagicon|Rwanda}} Rwanda || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||
|-
| {{flagicon|São Tomé and Príncipe}} São Tomé and Príncipe || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||
|-
| {{flagicon|Senegal}} Senegal || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||
|-
| {{flagicon|Seychelles}} Seychelles || {{Uncertain|No data}} || {{Uncertain|No data}}|| {{Uncertain|No data}}||
|-
| {{flagicon|Sierra Leone}} Sierra Leone || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||
|-
| {{flagicon|Somalia}} Somalia || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||
|-
| {{flagicon|South Africa}} South Africa || {{partial|Restricted}} || {{partial|Restricted}} || {{partial|Restricted}} ||
|-
| {{flagicon|South Sudan}} South Sudan || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 260. (Sale of Obscene Books etc.)|# Whoever, sells, distributes, possession, imports or prints, or makes for sale or hire or willfully exhibits to public view any obscene writing, book, newspaper, film, gramophone record or similar article, drawing, painting, representation or figure or attempts or offers so to do or has in his or her possession any such obscene book or other thing for the purpose of sale, distribution or public exhibition, commits an offence, and upon conviction, shall be sentenced to '''imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or with a fine or with both'''. }}
|-
| {{flagicon|Sudan}} Sudan || {{no|Illegal}}|| {{no|Illegal}}|| {{no|Illegal}}|| {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 235. (Sale etc. of Obscene Books etc)|# Whoever sells or distributes, imports or prints, or makes for sale or hire or willfully exhibits to public view any obscene writing, book, newspaper, film, gramophone record or similar article, drawing, painting, representation or figure or attempts or offers so to do or has in his possession any such obscene book or other thing for the purpose of sale, distribution or public exhibition, commits an offence and shall on conviction, be punished with '''imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or with fine or with both'''.
}}
|-
| {{flagicon|Tanzania}} Tanzania || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 175.|# Any person who: (a) for the purpose of or by way of trade or for the purpose of distribution or public exhibition, makes, produces or has in his possession any one or more obscene writings, drawings, prints, paintings, printed matter, pictures» posters, emblems, photographs, cinematograph -films or any other objects or any other object tending to corrupt morals [...] : is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable, to '''imprisonment for two years''' or to a '''fine of two thousand [[Tanzanian shilling|shillings]]'''.
}}
|-
| {{flagicon|Togo}} Togo || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}}||
|-
| {{flagicon|Tunisia}} Tunisia || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||
|-
| {{flagicon|Uganda}} Uganda || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||
|-
| {{flagicon|Zambia}} Zambia || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 177. (Obscene matters or things)|# Any person who makes, produces or has in his possession any one or more obscene writings, drawings, prints, paintings, printed matter, pictures, posters, emblems, photographs, cinematograph films or any other object tending to corrupt morals is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to '''imprisonment for five years''' or to a '''fine of not less than fifteen thousand penalty units nor more than seventy-five thousand penalty units'''. }}
|-
| {{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} Zimbabwe || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||
|-
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=== Asia ===
{{See also|Pornography in Asia}}
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| {{flagicon|Afghanistan}} Afghanistan || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal, []}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Armenia}} [[Pornography in Armenia|Armenia]] || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 263. (Illegal dissemination of pornographic materials or items)|Illegal manufacture, sale as well as, dissemination of pornographic materials or items, as well as, printed publications, films and videos, images or other pornographic objects, and advertising, is punished with a '''fine in the amount of 200 to 400 minimal salaries''', or with arrest for the term of '''up to 2 months''', or with imprisonment for the term of '''up to 2 years''' }}
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| {{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} Azerbaijan || {{partial|Restricted}} || {{partial|Restricted}} || {{partial|Restricted}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Bahrain}} Bahrain || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Pornography in Bangladesh|Bangladesh]] || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Bhutan}} [[Pornography in Bhutan|Bhutan]]|| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 381. (Lewd and lascivious conduct )|A defendant shall be guilty of the offence of lewd and lascivious conduct, if the defendant: (b) Sells, manufactures, issues, distributes, displays or otherwise deals in obscene material. }}
{{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 476. (Computer pornography )|A defendant shall be guilty of the offence of computer pornography, if the defendant: (a) Publishes and distributes an obscene photograph or picture on the computer or over the internet; or (b) Is an internet service provider, who knowingly acts as a host for pornographic material or acts as a channel for the image to be transmitted to an individual user. }}
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| {{flagicon|Brunei}} Brunei || {{No|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} ||
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| {{flag|Cambodia}} || || || ||
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| {{flagicon|China}} [[Pornography in China|People's Republic of China]] || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Uncertain}}
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| {{flagicon|Cyprus}} Cyprus || {{yes|Legal}} || {{yes|Legal}} || {{yes|Legal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Georgia}} Georgia || {{yes|Legal}} || {{yes|Legal}} || {{yes|Legal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} Hong Kong || {{yes|Legal}} || {{yes|Legal}} || {{yes|Legal}} || {{Uncertain}}
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| {{flagicon|India}} [[Pornography in India|India]] (including all states and union territories)|| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Section 294, 295 and 296 and IT Act-67B. (Illegal dissemination of pornographic materials) & (Illegal Child Pornography)|# Anyone who sells, lets to hire, distributes, exhibits or circulates to any person under the age of 20 years any such obscene object a Illegal manufacture, sale as well as, dissemination of pornographic materials or items, as well as, printed publications will severely punished with a '''fine in the amount of 2000 [[Indian rupee|rupees]] fine for monthly term''', or with '''imprisonment for the term of up to 7 years'''.
# Whoever browses, publishes, creates, downloads obscene content of child pornography which are strictly prohibited will be punished with '''imprisonment of 5 years and 10 [[lakh]] [[Indian rupee|rupees]] fine'''. }}
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| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}}|| {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|(Republic of Indonesia Law No. 44 Year 2008 on Pornography, Article 29 and 32)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dpr.go.id/dokjdih/document/uu/UU_2008_44.pdf |language=id |title=Undang-Undang Republik Indonesia Nomor 44 Tahun 2008 tentang Pornografi |trans-title=Republic of Indonesia Law Number 44 Year 2008 on Pornography |quote=Pasal 4: Setiap orang dilarang memproduksi, membuat, memperbanyak, menggandakan, menyebarluaskan, menyiarkan, mengimpor, mengekspor, menawarkan, memperjualbelikan, menyewakan, atau menyediakan pornografi... Pasal 6: Setiap orang dilarang memperdengarkan, mempertontonkan, memanfaatkan, memiliki, atau menyimpan produk pornografi... |trans-quote=Article 4: Everyone is prohibited from producing, making, reproducing, duplicating, distributing, broadcasting, importing, exporting, offering, selling, selling, renting or making available pornography... Article 6: Everyone is prohibited from listening to, displaying, utilizing, possessing or keeping pornographic products...}}</ref> |'''''Pasal 29'' (Article 29)'''
(Every person who produces, makes, reproduces, duplicates, spreads, airs, imports, exports, offers, trades, rents, or provides pornography as meant in Article 4 paragraph (1) shall be punished with '''imprisonment of at least 6 (six) months and at most 12 (twelve) years''' and/or a '''fine of at least Rp250.000.000,00 (two hundred fifty million rupiah) and at most Rp6.000.000.000,00 (six billion rupiah)'''.)
'''''Pasal 32'' (Article 32)'''
(Every person who plays, displays, utilizes, possesses, or stores pornographic products as meant in Article 6 shall be punished with '''imprisonment of up to 4 (four) years and/or a fine of at least Rp250.000.000,00 (two hundred fifty million rupiah) and at most Rp6.000.000.000,00 (6 billion rupiah)'''.) }}
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| {{flagicon|Iran}} Iran || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}}, [[Capital punishment in Iran|Punishable by Death Penalty]] || {{no|Illegal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Iraq}} Iraq || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 403. (: Immodest and shameful acts)|# Any person who produces, imports, publishes, possesses, obtains or translates a book, printed or other written material, drawing, picture, film, symbol or other thing that violates the public integrity or decency with intent to exploit or distribute such material is punishable by a period of '''detention not exceeding 2 years plus a fine not exceeding 200 [[Iraqi dinar|dinars]] or by one of those penalties''' }}
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| {{flagicon|Israel}} Israel || {{yes|Legal}} || {{yes|Legal}} || {{yes|Legal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Pornography in Japan|Japan]] || {{partial|Restricted}} || {{yes|Legal}} || {{partial|Restricted}} || {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 175. (Distribution of Obscene Objects )|A person who distributes, sells or displays in public an obscene document, drawing or other objects shall be punished by imprisonment with work for not more than 2 years, a fine of not more than 2,500,000 yen or a petty fine. 
※ Pornography showing sexual genitals is illegal in Japan. Pornography that blurred out sexual genitals is considered legal which is called AV(Adult Video).}}
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| {{flagicon|Jordan}} Jordan|| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|North Korea}} [[Pornography in North Korea|North Korea]] || {{no|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|South Korea}} South Korea || {{no|Illegal}} || {{partial|Restricted}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 243 (Distribution, etc. of Obscene Pictures)|# Any person who distributes, sells, lends, openly displays or shows any obscene documents, drawing, pictures, films or other things, shall be punished by '''imprisonment for not more than one year''' or by a '''fine not exceeding five million won'''.<ref name="Criminal Act">[https://elaw.klri.re.kr/eng_service/lawView.do?hseq=28627&lang=ENG "Criminal Act"], Korea Legislation Research Institute. Retrieved 19 July 2020.</ref>
}}
{{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 244 (Manufacture, etc. of Obscene Pictures)|# A person who, for the purpose of accomplishing the acts as prescribed in Article 243, manufactures, possesses, imports or exports obscene goods, shall be punished by '''imprisonment for not more than one year''' or by a '''fine not exceeding five million won'''.<ref name="Criminal Act"/>
}}
{{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 44-7 (Prohibition on Circulation of Unlawful Information)|# No one may circulate any of the following information through an information and communications network: 1. Information with obscene content distributed, sold, rented, or displayed openly in the form of code, words, sound, images, or motion picture;<ref>[https://elaw.klri.re.kr/kor_service/lawView.do?hseq=50484&lang=ENG "Act of Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc."], Korea Legislation Research Institute. Retrieved 19 July 2020.</ref>
}}
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| {{flag|Kazakhstan}} || || || ||
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| {{flagicon|Kuwait}} Kuwait || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Kyrgyzstan}} Kyrgyzstan || {{Uncertain|No data}} || {{Uncertain|No data}}|| {{Uncertain|No data}}||
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| {{flagicon|Laos}} Laos || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 138. (Dissemination of Pornographic Objects and Objects Contrary to Fine Traditions)|# Any person engaging in the widespread production, distribution, or dissemination of pornographic items, magazines, pictures, video cassettes and other materials contrary to fine traditions shall be punished by '''three months to one year of imprisonment''' and shall be '''fined from 200,000 [[Lao kip|Kip]] to 5,000,000 Kip'''.
}}
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| {{flagicon|Lebanon}} Lebanon || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}}||
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| {{flagicon|Macau}} Macau || {{yes|Legal}} || {{yes|Legal}} || {{yes|Legal}} || {{Uncertain}}
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| {{flagicon|Malaysia}} Malaysia || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Pornography in the Maldives|Maldives]] || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 622. (Producing or Distributing Obscene Material)|# A person commits an offense if, with knowledge of its obscene nature or content, he:
---- (1) Sells, delivers, or provides one or more obscene writings, pictures, records, or other representations or embodiments of the obscene; or [...]
---- (6) Creates, buys, procures, or possesses obscene matter or material with the purpose of distributing it in violation of this Section. [...] The offenses in Subsections (a)(1) through (a)(6) are Class 1 misdemeanors. }}
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| {{flagicon|Mongolia}} Mongolia || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 123. (Advertising and dissemination of pornography and prostitution)|# W Preparation, dissemination, sale, display to the public, crossing of the state frontier of the press, literature, films, video tapes and other items advertising pornography shall be punishable by a '''fine equal to 31 to 50 amounts of minimum salary''' or by '''incarceration for a term of 1 to 3 months'''. }}
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| {{flagicon|Myanmar}} Myanmar || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}}|| {{no|Illegal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Nepal}} Nepal || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Oman}} Oman || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Pornography in Pakistan|Pakistan]] || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Philippines}} Philippines || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hidden|titlestyle = background-color: text-align:center; background:#ccccff;|Section 4.e of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003.|Section 4. Acts of Trafficking in Persons. It shall be unlawful for any person, natural or juridical, to commit any of the following acts: (e) To maintain or hire a person to engage in prostitution or pornography;|css=text-align:center}}
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| {{flagicon|Qatar}} Qatar || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 292. (Sale of obscene books, etc.)|# Whoever produces, imports, exports, possesses or transports immoral books, prints, writings, drawings, photos, movies or symbols for the purpose of exploitation, distribution or display shall be punished with '''imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year and/or a fine not exceeding five thousand [[Qatari riyal|Qatari Riyals]] (QR 5.000)'''.
}}
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| {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Saudi Arabia || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || Pornography is a crime under the Sharia Law.
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| {{flagicon|Singapore}} Singapore || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 292. (Sale of obscene books, etc.)|# Whoever sells, lets to hire, distributes, transmits by electronic means, publicly exhibits or in any manner puts into circulation, or for purposes of sale, hire, distribution, transmission, public exhibition or circulation, makes, produces, or has in his possession any obscene book, pamphlet, paper, drawing, painting, representation or figure, or any other obscene object whatsoever shall be punished with '''imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 months, or with fine, or with both'''. }}
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| {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} Sri Lanka || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 285. (Sale, &c. of obscene books .&c.)|# Whoever sells or distributes, imports, or prints for sale or hire, or wilfully exhibits to public view, any obscene book, pamphlet, paper, drawing, painting, photograph, representation, or figure, or attempts or offers so to do, shall be punished with '''imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine, or with both'''.
}}
{{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 286. (Having in possession obscene books, &c for sale or public exhibition. )|# Whoever has in his possession any such obscene book or other thing as is mentioned in the last preceding section for the purpose of sale, distribution, or public exhibition, shall be punished with '''imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months. Or with fine, or with both'''.
}}
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| {{flagicon|Syria}} Syria || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Taiwan}} Taiwan || {{yes|Legal}} || {{yes|Legal}} || {{yes|Legal}} || J.Y. Interpretation No. 617 & Article 235 of the Criminal Code.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/women-and-justice/resource/%E5%8F%B8%E6%B3%95%E9%99%A2%E5%A4%A7%E6%B3%95%E5%AE%98%E6%9C%83%E8%AD%B0%E7%AC%AC617%E8%99%9F%E8%A7%A3%E9%87%8B_(j.y._interpretation_no._617) |title=司法院大法官會議第617號解釋 (J.Y. Interpretation No. 617) |author= |website=Legal Information Institute |publisher=Cornell Law School |access-date=2024-03-28 }}</ref>
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| {{flagicon|Tajikistan}} Tajikistan || {{Uncertain|No data}} || {{Uncertain|No data}}|| {{Uncertain|No data}}||
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| {{flagicon|Thailand}} Thailand || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Section 287.|# Whoever for the purpose of trade or by trade, for public distribution or exhibition, makes, produces, possesses, brings or causes to be brought into the Kingdom, sends or causes to be sent out of the Kingdom, takes away or causes to be taken away, or circulates by any means whatever, any document, drawing, print, painting, printed matter, picture, poster, symbol, photograph, cinematograph film, noise tape, picture tape or any other thing which is obscene [...] shall be punished with '''imprisonment not exceeding three years''' or '''fined not exceeding six thousand [[Thai baht|Baht]]''', or '''both'''.
}}
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| {{flagicon|East Timor}} Timor-Leste || {{Uncertain|No data}} || {{Uncertain|No data}}|| {{Uncertain|No data}}||
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| {{flagicon|Turkey}} Turkey || {{partial|Restricted}} || {{yes|Legal}} || {{partial|Restricted}} || {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Section 226 of Turkey Penal Code (Obscenity)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/mevzuatmetin/1.5.5237.pdf|language=tr|title=Türk Ceza Kanunu|trans-title=Turkish Penal Code}}</ref>|#Section 226.
(1) A person who,
(a) shows or reads obscene text, images or words to a child, or makes a child listen or read obscene text, images or words,
(b) places, displays or shows obscene content in places which children can see, read or hear
(c) sells or rents obscene content in a way that may aims to hide the actual content
(d) sells or rents obscene content in places where it's not allowed
(e) distributes obscene content with other (non-obscene) content
is punished with imprisonment from six months to two years and a judicial fine

(2) A person who publishes obscene images, texts or words through press or broadcasting, or who mediates its publication is punished with imprisonment from six months to three years and a judicial fine of up to five thousand days.

(3) A person who represents or uses images of children or people who appear to be children children in the production of products containing obscene images, text or words, is punished with imprisonment from five to ten years and a judicial fine of up to five thousand days. A person who reproduces, offers for sale, sells, transports, stores, exports , keeps, brings these products into the country or makes them available for others is punished with imprisonment from two years to five years and a judicial fine of up to five thousand days.

(4) A person who produces, reproduces, offers for sale, sells, transports, stores, exports , keeps, brings products that contain obscene content with violence, animals, dead human bodies or unatural sexual behavior into the country or makes these content available for others is punished with imprisonment from one to four years and a judicial fine of up to five thousand days.

(5) A person who publishes the contents of the products in the third and fourth paragraphs through press and publication
or broadcasting or who allows children to see, listen to or read this content is punished with imprisonment from six to ten years and a judicial fine of up to five thousand days.

(6) Due to these crimes, security measures specific to legal entities are imposed on them.

(7) The provisions of this section (excluding the third paragraph) do not apply to scientific, artistic and literary works, as long as children are prevented from accessing these works.}}
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| {{flagicon|Turkmenistan}} Turkmenistan || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} United Arab Emirates || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Uzbekistan|| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}}||
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| {{flagicon|Vietnam}} Vietnam || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||
{{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 326. (Distribution pornographic materials)|# Any person who makes, duplicates, publishes, transports, deals in, or stores books, magazines, pictures, films, music, or other items that contain pornographic contents for the purpose of distributing them or distributes pornographic materials in any of the following cases shall be a '''fine of from [[Vietnamese đồng|VND]] 10,000,000 to VND 100,000,000''' or face a penalty of '''up to 03 years' community sentence''' or '''06 – 36 months' imprisonment''' }}
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| {{flagicon|Yemen}} Yemen || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||
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=== Europe === 
{{see also|Pornography in Europe}}

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| {{flagicon|Albania}} [[Pornography in Albania|Albania]] || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 117.|Production, distribution, advertisement, export, import, sale, and publication of pornographic materials in environments with children, by any means or form, shall constitute criminal contravention and shall be punishable by imprisonment of up to two years.
Production, import, offering, making available, distribution, broadcasting, use, or possession of child pornography, as well as the conscious creation of access in it, by any
means or form, shall be punishable by three to ten years of imprisonment.
Recruitment, exploitation, compulsion, or the persuasion of a child to participate in pornographic shows, as well as the participation in such shows which involve the participation of children, shall be punishable by five to ten years of imprisonment. }}
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| {{flagicon|Andorra}} Andorra || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Pornography in Austria|Austria]] || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Belarus}} [[Pornography in Belarus|Belarus]] || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} || {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 343. Production and distribution of pornographic materials or items of a pornographic nature|"1. Storage for the purpose of distribution or advertising or distribution, advertising of pornographic materials, printed publications, images, films, videos or scenes of pornographic content, other items of a pornographic nature, committed within a year after the imposition of an administrative penalty for the same violations, as well as production for the purpose of distribution or advertising or broadcast or public display of pornographic materials, printed publications, images, films, videos or scenes of pornographic content, other items of a pornographic nature shall be punished by community service, or a fine, or correctional labor for up to two years, or arrest.

"2. Production or storage for the purpose of distribution or advertising or distribution, advertising, broadcast or public display of pornographic materials, printed publications, images, films, videos or scenes of pornographic content, other items of a pornographic nature, committed for mercenary reasons or by an organized group, or likewise, distribution, advertising, broadcast or demonstration of pornographic materials, printed publications, images, films, videos or scenes of pornographic content, or other items of a pornographic nature, to a minor, committed by a person who has reached the age of eighteen, shall be punishable by restriction of freedom for a term of two to four years or imprisonment for the same term."}}
<ref name="zakony-by.com">{{Cite web |title=Уголовный Кодекс Республики Беларусь Статья 343. Изготовление и распространение порнографических материалов или предметов порнографического характера |url=https://zakony-by.com/ugolovnyj_kodeks_rb/343.htm |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=zakony-by.com}}</ref>
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| {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Pornography in Belgium|Belgium]] || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} Bosnia and Herzegovina || {{Yes|{{tooltip|Legal|Sale to persons under the age of fifteen is illegal (Article 177)}}}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Pornography in Bulgaria|Bulgaria]] || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{no|Illegal}}|| | {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 159.|# A person who produces, displays, presents, broadcasts, distributes, sells, rents or otherwise circulates a pornographic material, shall be punished by '''deprivation of liberty of up to one year''' and a '''fine of [[Bulgarian lev|BGN]] one thousand (1,000) to three thousand (3,000)'''. }}
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| {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Pornography in Croatia|Croatia]] || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Pornography in the Czech Republic|Czech Republic]] || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Pornography in Denmark|Denmark]] ''(including all territories)'' || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Estonia}} [[Pornography in Estonia|Estonia]] || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Pornography in Finland|Finland]] ''(including [[Åland]])'' || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|France}} [[Pornography in France|France]] ''(including all territories)'' || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Pornography in Germany|Germany]] || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Greece}} Greece || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Pornography in Hungary|Hungary]] || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Section 204 and 204A of Hungary Criminal Code.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://njt.hu/jogszabaly/2012-100-00-00|language=hu|title=Büntető törvénykönyv|trans-title=Hungary Criminal Code|year=2012}}</ref>|#Section 204.
(1) A person who has taken a pornographic photograph depicting a person who has not reached the age of eighteen
(a) acquires or retains, for a criminal offense, from one year to five years,
(b) offers, transfers or makes available, for a criminal offense, from two to eight years,
(c) makes, places on the market, trades in or makes available such recordings for a period of five to ten years for criminal offenses;
shall be punishable by a term of imprisonment of
(2) The punishment shall be imprisonment for a term of two to eight years in the case of subparagraph (a), five to ten years in the case of subparagraph (b) and five to fifteen years in the case of subparagraph (c), if the offense is defined therein.
(a) to the detriment of a person under the age of twelve,
(b) to the detriment of a person under the education, supervision, care or treatment of the offender or to abuse any other power or influence in relation to the victim, or to exploit the vulnerable position of the victim,
(c) as an official, using that grade,
(d) recording involving harassment or the use of force; or
(e) as a particular recidivist
are committed.
(3) The penalty shall be imprisonment for a term of five to ten years in the case of subparagraph (a), five to fifteen years in the case of subparagraph (b) and five years to twenty years in the case of subparagraph (c) if the offense specified therein is not completed within the age of twelve years. harassment or the use of force.
(4) Who is defined in paragraph 1 (c)
a) provides material means for a criminal offense, from one year to five years for a criminal offense,
(b) prepares for a criminal offense for a period of three years
shall be punishable by a term of imprisonment of
(5) A person who depicts pornography depicting a person who has reached the age of fourteen but has not reached the age of eighteen
(a) acquires or retains for three years as a result of a criminal offense,
b) prepares, for a crime of one to five years
shall be punishable by a term of imprisonment of one of the persons referred to in points (b) to (e) of paragraph 2.
(6) Whoever invites a person or persons under the age of eighteen to participate in pornographic recording shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of one to five years for a criminal offense.
7. Whoever calls on a person or persons who have reached the age of fourteen but has not reached the age of eighteen to take part in pornographic performances shall be punishable by a term of imprisonment of up to three years if one of the circumstances specified in paragraph 2 (b) to (e) does not exist.
(8) For the purposes of this section, pornographic recording shall mean the depiction of another person or others in a manner that is seriously defamatory of sex, in a manner intended to arouse sexual desire, including a realistic depiction of a non-existent person or persons.
Section 204A.
#(1) A person
(a) participates in a pornographic program involving a person under the age of eighteen years or persons appearing for such an offense as a criminal offense between the ages of two and eight years;
(b) engages in or organizes a pornographic program of a person or persons below the age of eighteen years, for a period of five to ten years as a result of a criminal offense;
shall be punishable by a term of imprisonment of
(2) The punishment shall be imprisonment for a term of five to ten years in the case of paragraph 1 (a) and five to fifteen years in the case of paragraph (b) if the offense specified therein is
(a) to the detriment of a person under the age of twelve,
(b) to the detriment of a person under the education, supervision, care or treatment of the offender or to abuse any other power or influence in connection with the victim,
(c) as an official, using that grade,
(d) a program of harassment or violence, or
(e) as a particular recidivist
are committed.
(3) The punishment shall be imprisonment from five to fifteen years in the case of paragraph 1 (a) and from five to twenty years in the case of paragraph (b) if the offense specified therein is committed for the purpose of harassing or using violence against a person under the age of twelve.
(4) Who is defined in paragraph 1 (b)
a) provides material means for a criminal offense, from one year to five years for a criminal offense,
(b) prepares for a criminal offense for a period of three years
shall be punishable by a term of imprisonment of
(5) Whoever invites a person or persons under the age of eighteen to participate in a pornographic program shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of one to five years for a criminal offense.
(6) Whoever invites a person or persons who have reached the age of fourteen but has not reached the age of eighteen to participate in a pornographic program shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years if any of the circumstances specified in subsection (2) (b) to (e) do not exist.
(7) For the purposes of this section, a pornographic program is an act or performance intended to arouse sexual desire by portraying the sex of another or others with serious oppression.}}
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| {{flagicon|Iceland}} Iceland || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 210, Icelandic Criminal Law<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.althingi.is/lagas/nuna/1940019.html#G210|language=is|title=Almenn hegningarlög|trans-title=General Penal Code|year=1940}}</ref>|If pornography is published in print, the person responsible for publishing it in accordance with printing laws shall be subject to '''fines or imprisonment for up to 6 months'''.}}
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| {{flagicon|Ireland}} Ireland || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Pornography in Italy|Italy]] || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Latvia}} Latvia || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 166. Violation of Provisions Regarding the Demonstration of a Pornographic Performance, Restriction of Entertainment of Intimate Nature and Handling of a Material of Pornographic Nature|# For a person who commits violation of the provisions regarding demonstration of a pornographic performance or other provisions regarding the restriction of entertainment of intimate nature, or provisions regarding the handling of a material of pornographic nature, if it has been committed on a significant scale or substantial harm has been caused by committing it, the applicable punishment is the deprivation of liberty for a period of up to one year or temporary deprivation of liberty, or community service, or a fine.
# For a person who commits visiting or demonstration of such pornographic performance or handling of such materials of pornographic nature which contain child pornography, sexual activities of people with animals, necrophilia or sexual gratification in a violent way, the applicable punishment is the deprivation of liberty for a period of up to three years or temporary deprivation of liberty, or community service, or a fine, with or without the confiscation of property and with probationary supervision for a period of up to three years.
# For a person who commits encouraging, involvement, forced participation or utilisation of minors in a pornographic performance or the production of a material of pornographic nature, the applicable punishment is deprivation of liberty for a period up to six years, with or without confiscation of property and with probationary supervision for a period up to three years.
# For a person who commits encouraging, involvement, forced participation or utilisation of persons who have not attained the age of sixteen years in a pornographic performance or the production of a material of pornographic nature, the applicable punishment is deprivation of liberty for a period of three years and up to twelve years, with or without confiscation of property and with probationary supervision for a period up to three years.
# For a person who commits the acts provided for in Paragraph three or four of this Section, if they have been committed by an organised group or if they have been committed by means of violence, the applicable punishment is deprivation of liberty for a period of five and up to fifteen years, with or without confiscation of property and with probationary supervision for a period up to three years. }}
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| {{flagicon|Liechtenstein}} Liechtenstein || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Lithuania || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 309. (Distribution of Pornographic Material)|# A person who, for the purpose of distribution, produces or acquires pornographic material or distributes such material shall be punished by '''community service''' or by '''a fine''' or by '''restriction of liberty''' or by '''imprisonment for a term of up to one year'''. }}
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| {{flagicon|Luxembourg}} Luxembourg || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Malta}} Malta || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Moldova}} Moldova || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 90. Producing, selling, distributing or keeping pornographic products|Producing, selling, broadcasting or keeping pornographic products to be sold or broadcast is sanctioned with a fine from 24 to 30 conventional units applied to the natural person, or with a fine from 60 to 90 conventional units applied to the legal person.}}
<ref>{{Cite web |title=CС218/2008 |url=https://www.legis.md/cautare/getResults?doc_id=143536&lang=ro |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=www.legis.md}}</ref>
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| {{flagicon|Monaco}} Monaco || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Montenegro}} Montenegro || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Pornography in the Netherlands|Netherlands]] ''(including all territories)'' || {{yes|{{tooltip|Legal|Sale of pornography to persons younger than 16 is illegal. (Article 240a)}}}} || {{yes|{{tooltip|Legal|Possession of pornography involving animals or persons under the age of 18 is illegal. (Articles 254a & 240b respectively)}}}} || {{yes|{{tooltip|Legal|Production of pornography involving animals or persons under the age of 18 is illegal. (Articles 254 & 240b respectively)}}}} || {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 240a. (Crimes against morality)|With imprisonment of at most one year or a fine of the fourth category is punished he who gives, offers or shows an image, an object or a data carrier, containing an image of which the display is considered harmful for persons under the age of sixteen, to a minor of whom he knows or should reasonably suspect that this person is under the age of sixteen. }}
{{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 240b. (Crimes against morality)|# With an imprisonment not exceeding four years or a fine of the fifth category is punished whoever distributes, offers, openly exhibits, manufactures, imports, implements, acquires, possesses or obtains access to an image – or a data carrier containing an image – of a sexual act, involving or seemingly involving someone who has evidently not reached the age of eighteen yet.
# A person who makes a profession or habit out of committing one of the offences described in paragraph 1 shall be punished with imprisonment of not more than eight years or a fine of category five. }}
{{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 254a. (Crimes against morality)|# A person who distributes, openly exhibits, manufactures, imports, transports, implements or possesses an image – or a data carrier containing an image – of a lewd act in which a human being and an animal are involved or appear to be involved, is liable to a term of imprisonment not exceeding six months or a fine of the third category.
# A person who makes a profession or habit out of committing any of the offences described in paragraph 1 shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to a fine of category four. }}
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| {{flagicon|North Macedonia}} North Macedonia || {{Yes|{{tooltip|Legal|Sale to persons under the age of 14 is illegal (Article 193)}}}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Norway}} Norway ''(including all territories)'' || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Poland}} Poland || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 202. (Offenses against sexual freedom and decency)|§3. Who produces, preserves or imports, stores or possesses, for the purpose of dissemination, distributes or presents pornographic content involving a minor or pornographic content related to the presentation violence or use of an animal is punishable by imprisonment from 2 to 12 years. }}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sip.lex.pl/akty-prawne/dzu-dziennik-ustaw/kodeks-karny-16798683/art-202 |title=
[Publiczne prezentowanie treści pornograficznych] - Art. 202. - Kodeks karny |access-date=2023-06-29}}</ref>
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| {{flagicon|Portugal}} Portugal ''(including all territories)'' || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Romania}} Romania || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=LEGE 196 13/05/2003 - Portal Legislativ |url=https://legislatie.just.ro/Public/DetaliiDocument/43795 |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=legislatie.just.ro}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Morris |first=Chris |date=2015-01-22 |title=Porn's new capitals: Romania and Colombia? |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2015/01/21/porns-new-capitals-romania-and-colombia.html |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref>
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| {{flagicon|Russia}} Russia|| {{partial|Restricted}} || {{partial|Restricted}} || {{partial|Restricted}} || {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 242. Illegal Making and Distribution of Pornographic Materials or Objects|# Illegal making and/or movement across the State Border of the Russian Federation for the purpose of distribution, public demonstration or advertising, or distribution, public demonstration or advertising of pornographic materials or objects, – shall be punishable with a fine in an amount of 100 thousand to 300 thousand roubles, or in the amount of a wage/salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period of one to two years, or by compulsory labour for a term of up to two years, or by deprivation of liberty for the same term.
# Distribution, public demonstration or advertising of pornographic materials or objects to minors, or involvement of minors in distribution of pornographic materials effected by a person who has reached eighteen years of age – shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of two to five years with or without deprivation of the right to hold definite offices or to engage in definite activities for a term of up to ten years.
# The deeds provided for by Parts One or Two of this article committed:
## by a group of persons by previous concert or by an organised group;
## through the use of mass media, in particular information-telecommunication networks (including Internet);
## with making profit on a large scale
: shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of two to six years with or without deprivation of the right to hold definite offices or to engage in definite activities for a term of up to fifteen years.
'''Note'''. As profit made on a large scale shall be deemed in this article, as well as in Article 242.1 of this Code, the profit in the amount exceeding fifty thousand roubles. }}
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| {{flagicon|San Marino}} San Marino || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Serbia}} Serbia || {{Yes|{{tooltip|Legal|Sale to persons under the age of 18 is illegal (Article 185)}}}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 185. (Showing, procuring and possession of Pornographic Material and Juvenile Pornography)|# Whoever sells, shows or publicly displays or otherwise makes available texts, pictures, audio-visual or other items of pornographic content to {{tooltip|a minor|A minor is a person over fourteen years of age but who has not attained eighteen years of age (Article 112)}} or shows to {{tooltip|a child|A child is a person under fourteen years of age. (Article 112)}} a pornographic performance, shall be punished with a fine or imprisonment up to six months.
# Whoever uses {{tooltip|a minor|A minor is a person over fourteen years of age but who has not attained eighteen years of age (Article 112)}} to produce photographs, audio-visual or other items of pornographic content or for a pornographic show, shall be punished with imprisonment from six months to five years.
# If the offence referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 hereof has been perpetrated against {{tooltip|a child|A child is a person under fourteen years of age. (Article 112)}}, the offender shall be punished with imprisonment of six months to three years for the offence from paragraph 1 and with imprisonment of one year to eight years for the offence from paragraph 2.
# Whoever obtains for himself or another, possesses, sells, shows, publicly exhibits or electronically or otherwise makes available pictures, audio-visual or other items of pornographic content resulting abuse of {{tooltip|a juvenile|A juvenile is a person who has not attained eighteen years of age. (Article 112)}}, shall be punished with imprisonment from three months to three years.
# Items specified in paragraphs 1 through 4 of this Article shall be confiscated. }}
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| {{flagicon|Slovakia}} Slovakia || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Slovenia}} Slovenia || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Spain}} Spain ''(including all territories)'' || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Sweden || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Switzerland || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Ukraine}} Ukraine || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 301. (Importation, making, sale or distribution of pornographic items)|# Importation into Ukraine for sale or distribution purposes, or making, transportation or other movement for the same purposes, or sale or distribution of pornographic images or other items, and also compelling others to participate in their making, shall be punishable by '''a fine of 50 to 100 tax-free minimum incomes''', or '''arrest for a term up to six months''', or '''restraint of liberty for a term up to three years''', with the '''forfeiture of pornographic images or other items and means of their making and distribution'''. }}
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| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Pornography in the United Kingdom|United Kingdom]] ''(including all territories)'' || {{partial|Restricted}} || {{partial|Restricted}} || {{partial|Restricted}} || {{Uncertain}}
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| {{flagicon|Vatican City}} Vatican City || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Antigua and Barbuda}} Antigua and Barbuda || {{Uncertain|No data}} || {{Uncertain|No data}}|| {{Uncertain|No data}}||
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| {{flagicon|Bahamas}} The Bahamas || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Belize}} Belize || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 323. (Obscene publication)|# Every person who publishes or offers for sale any obscene book, writing or representation, shall be liable to '''imprisonment for two years'''. }}
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| {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Pornography in Canada|Canada]] || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}}|| {{Yes|Legal}}||
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| {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Costa Rica || {{Uncertain|No data}} || {{Uncertain|No data}}|| {{Uncertain|No data}}||
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| {{flagicon|Cuba}} Cuba || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Dominica}} Dominica || {{Uncertain|No data}} || {{Uncertain|No data}}|| {{Uncertain|No data}}||
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| {{flagicon|Dominican Republic}} Dominican Republic || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}}|| {{Yes|Legal}}||
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| {{flagicon|El Salvador}} El Salvador || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}}|| {{Uncertain|No data}}|| It is illegal to import "obscene articles" into El Salvador.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/el-salvador-prohibited-restricted-imports | title=El Salvador - Prohibited & Restricted Imports | date=26 January 2024 }}</ref>
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| {{flagicon|Grenada}} Grenada || {{Uncertain|No data}} || {{Uncertain|No data}}|| {{Uncertain|No data}}||
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| {{flagicon|Guatemala}} Guatemala || {{Uncertain|No data}} || {{Uncertain|No data}}|| {{Uncertain|No data}}||
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| {{flagicon|Haiti}} Haiti || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}}|| {{Uncertain|No data}}|| It is illegal to import pornography into Haiti.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/haiti-prohibited-and-restricted-items | title=Haiti - Prohibited and Restricted Items | date=3 August 2022 }}</ref>
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| {{flagicon|Honduras}} Honduras || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}}|| {{Uncertain|No data}}|| It is illegal to import pornography into Honduras.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/honduras-prohibited-restricted-imports | title=Honduras - Prohibited & Restricted Imports | date=25 January 2024 }}</ref>
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| {{flagicon|Jamaica}} Jamaica || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}}|| {{No|Illegal}}||
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| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Mexico || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}}|| {{Yes|Legal}}||
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| {{flagicon|Nicaragua}} Nicaragua || {{Uncertain|No data}} || {{Uncertain|No data}}|| {{Uncertain|No data}}||
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| {{flagicon|Panama}} Panama || {{Uncertain|No data}} || {{Uncertain|No data}}|| {{Uncertain|No data}}||
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| {{flagicon|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} Saint Kitts and Nevis || {{Uncertain|No data}} || {{Uncertain|No data}}|| {{Uncertain|No data}}||
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| {{flagicon|Saint Lucia}} Saint Lucia || {{Uncertain|No data}} || {{Uncertain|No data}}|| {{Uncertain|No data}}||
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| {{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} Trinidad and Tobago || {{Uncertain|No data}} || {{Uncertain|No data}}|| {{Uncertain|No data}}||
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| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Pornography in the United States|United States]] ''(including all territories)'' || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Australia}} Australia ''(including all territories)''|| {{partial|Restricted}} || {{partial|Restricted}} || {{partial|Restricted}} || Online pornography is legal in Australia. However, pornographic DVDs and magazines (which have since become obsolete) are rated X18+ by the [[Australian Classification Board]] (ACB), meaning they are restricted to those over the age of 18. Furthermore, they can only be purchased in the [[Australian Capital Territory]] and some parts of the [[Northern Territory]]. However, there are over 100 [[Indigenous Australians|Indigenous]] communities in the Northern Territory that are classified as "[[Northern Territory National Emergency Response|dry communities]]", where it has been illegal to sell alcohol and pornography since 2007.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://amp.smh.com.au/national/grog-porn-bans-come-into-effect-in-nt-20070914-z23.html | title=Grog, porn bans come into effect in NT | date=14 September 2007 }}</ref>
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| {{flagicon|Federated States of Micronesia}} Federated States of Micronesia || {{Uncertain|No data}} || {{Uncertain|No data}} || {{Uncertain|No data}}||
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| {{flagicon|Fiji}} Fiji || {{no|Illegal}} || {{yes|Legal online}} || {{uncertain|No data}} || There is currently no law that prohibits online pornography in Fiji.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fijitimes.com.fj/no-law-for-online-pornography/ | title=No law for online pornography | date=3 May 2018 }}</ref> However, pornography cannot be imported into Fiji.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/fiji-prohibited-and-restricted-imports | title=Fiji - Prohibited and Restricted Imports | date=23 January 2024 }}</ref>
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| {{flagicon|Kiribati}} Kiribati || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Article 166. (Traffic in obscene publication)|# Any person who: (a) for the purpose of or by way of trade or for the purpose of distribution or public exhibition, makes, produces or has in his possession any one or more obscene writings, drawings, prints, paintings, printed matter, pictures, posters, emblems, photographs, cinematograph -films or any other objects or any other object tending to corrupt morals [...] : is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable, to '''imprisonment for two years or to a fine of two hundred dollars'''.
}}
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| {{flagicon|Marshall Islands}} Marshall Islands || {{Uncertain|No data}} || {{Uncertain|No data}} || {{Uncertain|No data}}||
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| {{flagicon|Nauru}} Nauru || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}}||
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| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} New Zealand ''(including all territories)'' || {{partial|Restricted}} || {{partial|Restricted}} || {{partial|Restricted}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Palau}} Palau || {{Uncertain|No data}} || {{Uncertain|No data}} || {{Uncertain|No data}}||
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| {{flagicon|Papua New Guinea}} Papua New Guinea || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}}||
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| {{flagicon|Samoa}} Samoa || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}}||
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| {{flagicon|Solomon Islands}} Solomon Islands || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff|Article 173. (Traffic in obscene publication)|# Any person who: (a) for the purpose of or by way of trade or for the purpose of distribution or public exhibition, makes, produces or has in his possession any one or more obscene writings, drawings, prints, paintings, printed matter, pictures, posters, emblems, photographs, cinematograph -films or any other objects or any other object tending to corrupt morals [...] : is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable, to '''imprisonment for two years''' or to a '''fine of two hundred dollars'''.
}}
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| {{flagicon|Tonga}} Tonga || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} || {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;|Pornography Control Act 2002|Any person who deals in or carries out any activity pertaining to the production of pornographic material or is otherwise concerned in the production of pornographic material commits an offence and shall be liable upon conviction to a '''fine not exceeding $10,000''' or '''3 years imprisonment''' or both.
}}
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| {{flagicon|Tuvalu}} Tuvalu || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} || {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;| Article 166 of the Penal Code|Any person who — for the purpose of or by way of trade or for the purpose of distribution or public exhibition, makes, produces or has in his possession any one or more obscene writings, drawings, prints, paintings, printed matter, pictures, posters, emblems, photographs, films as defined in the Cinemas and Films or any other obscene objects or any other object tending to corrupt morals; or for any of the purposes above mentioned imports, conveys or exports, or causes to be imported, conveyed or exported, any such matters or things, or in any manner whatsoever puts any of them in circulation; or carries on or takes in any business, whether public or private, concerned with any such matters or things, or deals in any such matters or things in any manner whatsoever, or distributes any of them or exhibit any of them publicly, or makes a business of lending any of them; or advertises or makes known by any means whatsoever with a view to assisting the circulation of, or traffic in, any such matters or things, that a person is engaged in any of the acts referred to in this section, or advertises or makes known how, or from whom, any such matters or
things can be produced either directly or indirectly; or publicly exhibits any indecent show or performance or any show or
performance tending to corrupt morals,
is guilty of a misdemeanour, and shall be liable to '''imprisonment for 2 years''' or to a '''fine of $200'''.
}}
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| {{flagicon|Vanuatu}} Vanuatu || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}} || {{No|Illegal}}||
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| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Argentina || {{Yes|legal}} || {{Yes|legal}} || {{Yes|legal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Bolivia}} Bolivia || {{Uncertain|No data}} || {{Uncertain|No data}}|| {{Uncertain|No data}}||
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| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Brazil || {{Yes|legal}} || {{Yes|legal}} || {{Yes|legal}} || {{Hidden|style = text-align:center;|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;| Article 241 of the Child and Adolescent Statute|Sell or exhibit for sale a photograph, video or other record that contains an explicit or pornographic scene involving a child or adolescent:
Penalty – imprisonment from 4 (four) to 8 (eight) years and a fine.

Art. 241-A. Offering, exchanging, making available, transmitting, distributing, publishing or disclosing by any means, including through a computer or telematic system, photography, video or other record that contains an explicit sex or pornographic scene involving a child or adolescent:
Penalty – imprisonment, from 3 (three) to 6 (six) years, and fine.
}}
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| {{flagicon|Chile}} Chile || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Colombia}} Colombia || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} ||
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|{{flagicon|Ecuador}} Ecuador || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} || {{Yes|Legal}} ||
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| {{flagicon|Guyana}} Guyana || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}}||
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== Africa ==

=== Botswana ===
The possession of "Indecent and obscene material such as pornographic books, magazines, films, videos, DVDs, Blu-Ray, VHS, and software" is prohibited in [[Botswana]]. Possession or import of such material is illegal and punishable by a fine or up to four years imprisonment.<ref>[http://www.botswanatourism.co.bw/getting_in/entry_requirements.html Botswana Tourism Board], "Entry Requirements". botswanatourism.co.bw. Retrieved 15 December 2008. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129154753/http://www.botswanatourism.co.bw/getting_in/entry_requirements.html |date=29 January 2009}}</ref>

=== Egypt ===
In [[Egypt]], it is illegal to distribute pornography.<ref>{{cite news|title=Egyptian MP sends porn to fellow parliamentarians over WhatsApp, blames 'hackers' |date=27 June 2016 |newspaper=International Business Times |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/egyptian-mp-sends-porn-fellow-parliamentarians-over-whatsapp-blames-hackers-1567718|access-date=1 July 2016}}</ref> Possession and access of pornography are not criminalised.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kellou |first=Dorothée Myriam |date=2017-08-18 |title=Transgressive but popular: Egypt's taste for 'Arab porn' |url=https://observers.france24.com/en/20170818-transgressive-popular-egypt-taste-arab-porn |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=The Observers |language=en}}</ref> Unlike numerous African nations which have no laws against child pornography, [[Internet in Egypt|Egypt blocks child pornography websites]] and dealing in child pornography carries a minimum sentence of five years and fines of US$29,000.<ref>{{cite book |title=Pornography and The Criminal Justice System |first=Carmen M.|last=Cusack|date=2014 |publisher=CRC Press|isbn=9781482260021|page=248 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GZXSBQAAQBAJ}}</ref>

=== Eswatini ===

Under the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Act, No. 15 or 2018, the publication, viewership, and sharing of pornography is legal in Eswatini only if it passes a three-element test. Pornography is legal if it does not involve any non-consenting persons (including children or those with a significant [[disability]]), can be easily traced to its creator, and does not otherwise depict a sexual offense.<ref>{{cite book |title=Eswatini's Sexual Offences & Domestic Violence Act: A Summary |date=2019 |publisher=Southern Africa Litigation Centre, COSPE Onlus and Foundation for Socio-Economic Justice |isbn=978-0-6398323-1-9 |url=https://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/SALC-New-Sexual-Offences-Legislation-SD-FINAL-WEB-version.pdf |access-date=28 March 2024}}</ref>

=== Ethiopia ===
Distributing or selling pornographic materials is illegal in Ethiopia, and their production in the country is rare. There are no official laws regarding Internet pornography in Ethiopia, making the Internet the only available source of pornography.<ref>{{cite thesis|first=Amanuel |last=Teferi|title=The Influence of Exposure to Pornography among the Youth in Addis Ababa |publisher=Addis Ababa University |url=https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/2e4a/003ae4d2fad17f8e6fa5e72f027ca170770d.pdf |date=August 2007 |s2cid=201815896|access-date=2020-04-22|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200210005236/https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/2e4a/003ae4d2fad17f8e6fa5e72f027ca170770d.pdf}}</ref>

=== Morocco ===
In 2004, Morocco introduced severe punishments for promoting pornography.<ref>{{cite book|title=Countries at the Crossroads: A Survey of Democratic Governance|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ebjEVjJ-DcAC|first1=Sanja|last1=Tatic|first2=Christopher|last2=Walker|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|year=2006|isbn=9780742558014|page=365}}</ref>

=== Nigeria ===
Nigeria has no national laws prohibiting pornography, although the public display of graphic sexual material is illegal in Lagos. The country has a small indigenous pornography industry which produces exclusively heterosexual pornography as [[LGBT rights in Nigeria|homosexual activity in Nigeria is illegal]]. Some Muslim politicians in the national government have proposed a nationwide block on pornographic websites.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nigeria's Porn Industry Is Getting Ready To Overtake America's|url=http://www.konbini.com/ng/lifestyle/nigeria-is-home-to-the-newest-porn-economy/|website=Konbini|first=Odunayo|last=Eweniyi|date=18 September 2017|access-date=27 May 2021|archive-date=18 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918174644/http://www.konbini.com/ng/lifestyle/nigeria-is-home-to-the-newest-porn-economy/|url-status=dead}}</ref> There is significant piracy of pornography in Nigeria, with pirated pornographic DVDs being sold from roadside stalls in [[Lagos]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Criminology: The Core|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wzGSWLTPguAC|first=Larry J.|last=Siegel|publisher=Cengage Learning|year=2010|isbn=9780495809838|page=364}}</ref> Pornography is also sold in Nigerian [[sex shop]]s and some [[pornographic magazine]]s are produced in the country, often reproducing pictures from foreign magazines.

The first officially acknowledged [[hardcore pornography|hardcore pornographic]] film produced in Nigeria was ''Better Lover Valentine Sex Party''. It was not submitted to the National Film and Video Censors Board for classification and it was immediately banned on the grounds of obscenity and immorality.<ref>{{cite book|title=Global Perspectives on Social Issues: Pornography |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gCwR-WxI0x0C|first1=Richard|last1=Procida|first2=Rita James|last2=Simon|publisher=Lexington Books |year=2007|isbn=9780739120927|page=93}}</ref> Internet pornography is widely viewed in Nigeria. In 2015 the monthly average for the number of searches for pornography was 135,000, and in December 2014 and 2015 the proportion of searches for pornography (relative to other searches) was higher in Nigeria than in the United States. In 2013 Nigeria ranked second globally for Internet searches for [[gay pornography]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Nigeria, We've Got A Sexuality Problem!|url=http://subomiplumptre.com/porn/ |first=Subomi|last=Plumptre|date=13 October 2015}}</ref>

=== South Africa ===
Pornography rated X18 is permitted by the law only if sold to persons over the age of 18 in registered stores. It is an offense to host a pornographic web site in South Africa because of the difficulty of age-verification and the requirement that pornography only be distributed from designated, licensed physical premises. It is also unlawful to visually represent bestiality (also rated XX), but not in text descriptions. Supplying violent pornography is an offence in any form, but the law allows the production of pornography that is not prohibited.

Distribution of pornography is regulated by the Films and Publications Act of 1996,<ref>{{cite news|title=Government Gazette|url=http://www.gov.za/sites/www.gov.za/files/Act65of1996.pdf|publisher=Republic of South Africa|date=8 November 1996|access-date=2016-06-17 |archive-date=2016-08-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821032116/http://www.gov.za/sites/www.gov.za/files/Act65of1996.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> which is enforced by the Films and Publications Board.<ref>{{cite web|title=Film Classification Query Engine|publisher=Films and Publication Board|url=http://www.fpb.gov.za/home_page.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090103025901/http://www.fpb.gov.za/home_page.asp |archive-date=3 January 2009 }}</ref>

=== Uganda ===
Pornographic DVDs have in the past been sold on the streets in [[Uganda]].<ref name="Fallon">{{cite news|title=Confusion over Uganda's 'miniskirt ban' leads to public attacks on women|url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/fashion-blog/2014/feb/28/uganda-miniskirt-ban-attacks-women|first=Amy|last=Fallon|date=28 February 2014|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=30 June 2016}}</ref> However, an Anti-Pornography Act (popularly known as the "Anti-Miniskirt Law") was signed into law in 2014 with the stated objectives of defining what constitutes the offence of pornography and establishing a Pornography Control Committee.<ref>{{cite book|title=Women and Girls Rising: Progress and Resistance Around the World|editor-first1=Ellen|editor-last1=Chesler|editor-first2=Terry|editor-last2=McGovern|publisher=Routledge|date=2015|isbn=9781317482666|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZJrwCQAAQBAJ|page=149}}</ref> The committee is responsible for the implementation of the law and for taking measures to detect, prohibit, collect and destroy pornographic materials.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Museveni Signs Anti-Pornography Bill into Law|url=http://www.redpepper.co.ug/museveni-signs-anti-pornography-bill-into-law/|magazine=Red Pepper|access-date=30 June 2016}}</ref> The law broadly defines pornography as "any representation of the sexual parts of a person for primarily sexual excitement".<ref name="Fallon" /> The law says that "a person shall not produce, traffic in, publish, broadcast, procure, import, export, sell or abet any form of pornography". Breaches of the law are punishable with up to ten years in jail.<ref>{{cite web|title=Uganda's anti-pornography law targets media more than miniskirts|url=http://www.journalism.co.za/blog/ugandas-anti-pornography-law-targets-media-more-than-miniskirts/|date=9 Mar 2014|first=Raymond|last=Mpubani|website=Wits Journalism|access-date=30 June 2016|archive-date=7 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407091243/http://www.journalism.co.za/blog/ugandas-anti-pornography-law-targets-media-more-than-miniskirts/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Prior to the passing of the act there were a number of laws concerning aspects of pornography in Uganda, but this was the first law to create a specific offence of pornography.<ref>{{cite web|title=Parliament passes Anti-Pornography Law|url=http://www.parliament.go.ug/new/index.php/about-parliament/parliamentary-news/325-parliament-passes-anti-pornography-law|publisher=Parliament of the Republic of Uganda|access-date=30 June 2016|archive-date=31 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231013845/http://www.parliament.go.ug/new/index.php/about-parliament/parliamentary-news/325-parliament-passes-anti-pornography-law|url-status=dead}}</ref> The law repeals and replaces Section 166 of the Penal Code Act, widening the legal interpretation of pornography and prohibiting it comprehensively.<ref>{{cite news|title=Uganda bans miniskirts, pornography|url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1337826/uganda-bans-miniskirts-pornography|newspaper=New Vision|date=18 February 2014|access-date=30 June 2016}}</ref> The law has been subject to challenge in the Constitutional Court on the basis of its vague wording and the broad powers of the committee.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anti-Pornography Act – Human Rights Activists And Civil Society Organisations Challenge The Legality Of The Act In Constitutional Court – Uganda|url=http://www.sihanet.org/news/anti-pornography-act-human-rights-activists-and-civil-society-organisations-challenge-legality|publisher=Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa|date=2015|access-date=30 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815102621/http://www.sihanet.org/news/anti-pornography-act-human-rights-activists-and-civil-society-organisations-challenge-legality|archive-date=15 August 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

In July 2018, the Ugandan government directed the country's ISPs to block 27 pornographic websites.<ref name="uganda">{{cite news|title=Uganda is making ISPs block pornography from its citizens|url=https://qz.com/africa/1340505/uganda-is-making-isps-block-pornography-from-its-citizens/|first=Lydia|last=Namubiru|date=26 July 2018|website=Quartz}}</ref>

== Americas ==
{{Main|Pornography in the Americas}}

=== Bahamas ===
The Bahamian penal code prohibits the production and distribution of obscene publications.<ref>{{cite web|title=Penal Code|publisher=Bahamas Government|url=http://laws.bahamas.gov.bs/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1873/1873-0015/PenalCode_1.pdf|access-date=30 November 2016|archive-date=2017-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421040918/http://laws.bahamas.gov.bs/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1873/1873-0015/PenalCode_1.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Many types of pornography are prohibited in the Bahamas; however, law enforcement is relaxed and does not usually enforce the prohibition.<ref name=Durham>{{cite book |title=Opposing Pornography: A look at the Anti-Pornography Movement|first=Sarah |last=Durham |publisher=Lulu.com|year=2015 |isbn=9781329607644|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MTDJCgAAQBAJ |page=61}}{{self-published source|date=September 2020}}</ref>{{self-published inline|date=February 2020}} Pornography is available on Bahamian cable television<ref>{{cite news|title=Call For Ban On Porn |url=http://www.bahamaslocal.com/newsitem/39487/Call_For_Ban_On_Porn.html |date=6 January 2012 |work=Bahamas Local}}</ref> and in 2014 [[ZNS-TV]] broadcast a report on the establishment of a local pornography industry in the Bahamas.<ref>{{cite news|title=Christian President Speaks Out Over Porn Industry |url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2014/apr/25/christian-president-speaks-out-over-porn-industry/|date=25 April 2014|first=Ava |last=Turnquest|work=The Tribune}}</ref>

=== Brazil ===
{{Main|Pornography in Brazil}}
In Brazil, [[pornographic film actor]]s must be 18 or older. Pornography which does not involve bestiality is legal when sold in public places. Depiction of sex with non-human animals is legal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Revista Galileu - ''not''ÍCIAS - Alguém já foi preso por zoofilia no Brasil? |url=http://revistagalileu.globo.com/Revista/Common/0,,EMI112289-17799,00-ALGUEM+JA+FOI+PRESO+POR+ZOOFILIA+NO+BRASIL.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802012802/http://revistagalileu.globo.com/Revista/Common/0,,EMI112289-17799,00-ALGUEM+JA+FOI+PRESO+POR+ZOOFILIA+NO+BRASIL.html |archive-date=2016-08-02 |access-date=2014-01-03}}</ref> However, magazine and DVD covers that depict genitalia must not be visible from public view, and pornography can only be sold to people 18 or older.

=== Canada ===
{{Main|Pornography in Canada}}

The laws of Canada permit the sale of [[hardcore pornography]] to anyone over the age of 18. While persons below that age may have pornography in their possession, its sale to them is prohibited. Most hardcore pornography is sold in [[Sex shop|adult stores]] or on [[Internet pornography|adult websites]].

=== Cuba ===
Pornography was illegal in Cuba during [[Fidel Castro]]'s leadership of the country, but the laws were relaxed in the 2010s.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.havanatimes.org/?p=119822|title=Pornography in Cuba, Enemy of the State|first=Frank|last=Simon|date=7 July 2016|work=Havana Times|access-date=30 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020225216/http://www.havanatimes.org/?p=119822|archive-date=20 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Currently, Cuba restricts online pornography.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2020-01-15 |title=Internet Censorship 2022: A Global Map of Internet Restrictions |url=https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/internet-censorship-map/ |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=Comparitech |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== United States ===
{{Main|Pornography in the United States}}

In the United States, non-obscene pornography is generally lawful at the federal level, but is subject to the [[Miller test|''Miller'' test]], which was developed in the 1973 case ''[[Miller v. California]]''.<ref>[http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/printer_friendly.pl?page=us/413/15.html Text of the decision and dissents], from findlaw.com</ref> The Miller test was an effort to differentiate between pornography and 'obscenity'. It has three parts:
* Whether "the average person, applying contemporary [[community standards]]", would find that the [[Work of art|work]], taken as a whole, appeals to the [[wikt:prurient|prurient]] interest,
* Whether the work depicts or describes, in a [[patently offensive]] way, sexual conduct specifically defined by applicable state law,
* Whether the work, taken as a whole, lacks serious [[Literature|literary]], [[art]]istic, [[Politics|political]], or [[Science|scientific]] value.{{refn|group=Note|This is also known as the ''(S)LAPS test''—[Serious] Literary, Artistic, Political, Scientific.}}

The following four forms of pornography are specifically unlawful at the federal level.

# [[Child pornography]]
#* The commercial production of child pornography was first made unlawful beginning in 1977, but child pornography itself was not made categorically unlawful until 1984.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGRAW |first=CAROL |date=1985-09-16 |title=Child Smut Business Going Underground : Grows Uglier as Customers Trade Children, Not Just Pictures, Police Say |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-09-16-mn-22002-story.html |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
#* Most of the current penal statutes are codified in chapter 110 of the [[United States Code]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=18 U.S. Code Chapter 110 - SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND OTHER ABUSE OF CHILDREN |url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/part-I/chapter-110 |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=LII / Legal Information Institute |language=en}}</ref>
# [[Animal crush]] fetish pornography
#* Animal crush fetish pornography was first made unlawful in 1999, but that initial law was ruled unconstitutional and had to be revised in 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Liptak |first=Adam |date=2010-04-20 |title=Justices Reject Ban on Videos of Animal Cruelty |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/21/us/21scotus.html |access-date=2024-03-31 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
#* The current penal statute is found at [[Title 18 of the United States Code|title 18]], [[United States Code]], section 48 thereof.<ref>{{Cite web |title=18 U.S. Code § 48 - Animal crushing |url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/48 |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=LII / Legal Information Institute |language=en}}</ref>
# Video [[voyeurism]] pornography
#* Made unlawful in 2004, the current penal statute is found at [[Title 18 of the United States Code|title 18]], [[United States Code]], section 1801 thereof.<ref>{{Cite web |title=18 U.S. Code § 1801 - Video voyeurism |url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1801 |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=LII / Legal Information Institute |language=en}}</ref>
# [[Revenge porn]]ography
#* While the current prohibition carries no civil or criminal penalties, there exists a [[private right of action]] for victims.
#* This redress for victims is currently found at [[Title 15 of the United States Code|title 15]], [[United States Code]], section 6851 thereof.<ref>{{Cite web |title=15 U.S. Code § 6851 - Civil action relating to disclosure of intimate images |url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/6851 |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=LII / Legal Information Institute |language=en}}</ref>

== Asia ==
{{Main|Pornography in Asia}}

=== Bangladesh ===
{{main|Pornography in Bangladesh}}

By passing the "Pornography Control Act, 2012", the government of Bangladesh prohibited the carrying, exchanging, using, selling, marketing, distributing, preserving, filming etc. of pornography (sexually explicit materials, unless it has artistic and/or educational value). Penalties include a maximum of 10 years in prison and fines up to Tk500,000 (US$6,410).{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}}

=== China ===
{{Main|Pornography in China}}
China's criminal code defines pornography as<ref>{{Cite act|title=中华人民共和国刑法|trans-title=Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China|orig-date=1997|at=Article 367|authority=National People's Congress}}</ref>

{{Blockquote|text=sex-propagating books or periodicals, films, video- or audio-tapes, pictures or other pornographic articles which concretely describe sexual acts or undisguisedly publicize sex|source=translation by Asian Legal Information Institute<ref>{{Cite web |title=Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China |url=http://www.asianlii.org/cn/legis/cen/laws/clotproc361/ |website=Asian Legal Information Institute}}</ref>}}

It is illegal to sell, distribute pornography or arrange for pornographic performances in mainland China.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-29 |title=China's Pornography Laws Are a Backdoor for Censorship |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/11/29/chinas-pornography-laws-are-backdoor-censorship |access-date=2022-07-10 |website=Human Rights Watch |language=en}}</ref>{{Nonspecific|date=September 2024}}

==== Hong Kong ====
{{unreferenced section|date=September 2024}}
Pornographic films in Hong Kong are referred to as [[List of Hong Kong Category III films|Category III films]], after the territory's motion picture rating system. Prior to 1988 films with excessive nudity, violence, cursing in Chinese and drug use were not allowed to be shown in public theaters. This did not however mean that porn was banned. Porn was and still is legal and easily accessible. In the 80s and 90s before the internet was widespread, it was common to see adult videos for rent in convenience stores and elsewhere. Category III films are not similar to the [[R rating (Motion Picture Association)|R-rated]] films in the United States. Category III spans a wide spectrum from what would be considered "Hard R" all the way to hardcore [[NC-17]] or [[X rating]].

=== India ===
{{Main|Pornography in India}}

* The selling and distribution of [[pornography|pornographic material]] is illegal in India under section 294, 295, 296.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 |url=https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/250883_english_01042024.pdf}}</ref>
* The distribution, sale, or circulation of obscene materials and the selling of pornographic content to any person under age 20 years are illegal under section 293 and IT Act-67B.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/601866/|title=Section 293 in The Indian Penal Code|website=indiankanoon.org}}</ref>
* Child pornography is illegal and strictly prohibited across the country under section 67B of the [[Information Technology Act, 2000]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Central Government Act: Section 67 [B] in The Information Technology Act, 2000|url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/176300164/|website=Indian Kanoon|access-date=11 July 2018}}</ref>
* The manufacturing, publishing and distribution of pornography is illegal in India under sections 292 and 293.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rajak|first=Brajesh|title=Pornography Laws: XXX Must not be Tolerated. In order to curb this Jio has blocked around 827 pornographic sites in Oct 2018.|orig-year=2011|edition=Paperback|year=2011|publisher=Universal Law Co. |location=Delhi|isbn=978-81-7534-999-5|page=61}}</ref>

In July 2015 the [[Supreme Court of India]] refused to allow the blocking of pornographic websites and said that watching pornography indoors in the privacy of one's own home was not a crime.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://m.hindustantimes.com/india/it-s-legal-to-watch-porn-in-the-privacy-of-your-house-says-sc/story-WSre0BXJDfHbErouNgmdtK.html|title=It's legal to watch porn in the privacy of your house, says SC|date=2015-07-09|newspaper=Hindustan Times|access-date=2016-12-20}}</ref> In August 2015 the [[Government of India]] issued an order to Indian ISPs to block at least 857 websites that it considered to be pornographic.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Deccan Chronicle|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150803/nation-current-affairs/article/porn-ban-complete-list-857-porn-websites-blocked-india|title=Banned: Complete list of 857 porn websites blocked in India|date=4 August 2015|access-date=11 July 2018|archive-date=2018-06-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612190444/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150803/nation-current-affairs/article/porn-ban-complete-list-857-porn-websites-blocked-india|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2015 the [[Department of Telecommunications]] (DoT) had asked internet service providers to take down 857 websites in a bid to control cyber crime, but after receiving criticism from the authorities it partially rescinded the ban. The ban from the government came after a lawyer filed a petition in the Supreme Court arguing that online pornography encourages sex crimes and rapes.<ref>{{cite news|title=India lifts porn ban after widespread outrage|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-33783539|date=5 August 2015|work=BBC News|access-date=11 July 2018}}</ref>

In October 2018 the government directed Internet service providers to block 827 websites that host pornographic content following an order by the [[Uttarakhand High Court]]. The court cited the rape of a 10th standard girl from [[Dehradun]] by four of her seniors. The four accused told police that they raped the girl after watching pornography on the Internet.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/ban-porn-sites-or-lose-license-high-court-to-isps-1351836-2018-09-28|title=Ban porn sites or lose license: High Court to ISPs|date=2018-09-28|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-01-02}}</ref>

=== Indonesia ===
{{See also|Bill against pornography and pornoaction}}A law passed in 2010 states any "pictures, sketches, photos, writing, voice, sound, moving picture, animation, cartoons, conversation, gestures, or other communications shown in public with salacious content or sexual exploitation that violate the moral values of society" will have offenders face up to a 15-year jail sentence. With the maximum penalty for downloading pornographic material is a 4-year jail sentence or a 2 billion rupiah ($219,200) fine.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-03-25 |title=Indonesia's constitutional court defends pornography law |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-pornography-idUSTRE62O28R20100325 |access-date=2022-06-28}}</ref>

=== Japan ===
{{Main|Pornography in Japan}}

Pornography is legal in Japan; however, there are restrictions. [[Sex organ|Genitalia]] must be pixelated or censored and all participants must be 18 years of age or older, unless it is of a fictional character(s).{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}

=== Malaysia ===
Pornography is illegal in Malaysia with fines of up to RM10,000 for owning or sharing pornographic materials.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chalil |first=Melanie |date=2018-06-11 |title=Doing these 6 things on the Internet could get you in trouble |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/life/2018/06/11/doing-these-six-things-on-the-internet-could-get-you-in-trouble/1640639 |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=Malay Mail |language=en}}</ref> The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission ([[Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission|MCMC]]) has blocked more than 2,400 pornographic websites between 2018 and 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=More than 2,400 porn sites blocked by MCMC since 2018 |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/08/03/more-than-2400-porn-sites-blocked-by-mcmc-since-2018 |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=The Star |language=en}}</ref>

=== Nepal ===
Nepali law identifies pornography as illegal. The sharing, distribution and broadcasting of pornographic content through any medium is prohibited.<ref name="Samiti">{{cite news|newspaper=The Kathmandu Post |author=Rastriya Samachar Samiti|date=12 October 2018|title=NTA closes 21,000 porn websites |url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2018-10-12/nta-closes-21000-porn-websites.html}}</ref> In 2010 it was reported that the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (Nepal)|Home Ministry]] had banned access to a list of websites including explicitly adult websites.<ref>{{cite news|title=Let's talk about porn |url=http://nepalitimes.com/news.php?id=17614#.WYB2HK2ZOqk|date=November 2010|newspaper=Nepali Times}}</ref> In September 2018, concerns about [[violence against women]] led the [[Government of Nepal]] to announce its intention to ban online pornography.<ref>{{cite news|title=Porn ban introduced in Nepal in attempt to combat violence against women|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-03/nepal-bans-online-pornography-to-counter-violence/10330772|website=ABC News|first=Siobhan|last=Heanue|date=2 September 2018}}</ref> From 24 September, the [[Nepal Telecommunications Authority]] (NTA) began to put a block on all websites providing pornographic content on the orders of the Nepal Government [[Ministry of Information and Communications (Nepal)|Ministry of Communication and Information Technology]] (MOCIT). By 12 October more than 21,000 pornographic websites had been blocked.<ref name="Samiti" />

=== North Korea ===
{{Main|Pornography in North Korea}}

Both domestic and imported works of [[pornography]] have been available in [[North Korea]] since recent decades.<ref name="Shin2015">{{Cite web | title = Pornography in North Korea | last = Shin | first = Junsik | work = New Focus International | date = 13 April 2015 | access-date = 20 September 2016 | url = http://newfocusintl.com/pornography-in-north-korea/| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150417152313/http://newfocusintl.com/pornography-in-north-korea/| url-status = dead| archive-date = 17 April 2015}}</ref> Producing, distributing, importing and watching pornography is prohibited.<ref name="HassigOh2015">{{cite book|last1=Hassig|first1=Ralph|first2=Kongdan|last2=Oh|title=The Hidden People of North Korea: Everyday Life in the Hermit Kingdom|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7T19CAAAQBAJ&pg=PA106|edition=2nd|date= 2015|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers|location=Lanham|isbn=978-1-4422-3719-3|page=106}}</ref>

There is [[Censorship in North Korea|no access]] to foreign pornographic websites from within North Korea.<ref>{{Cite web | title = North Korea now blocking Facebook, Twitter, other websites | agency = Associated Press | work = The Big Story | date = 1 April 2016 | first = Eric | last = Talmadge | access-date = 21 September 2016 | url = http://bigstory.ap.org/article/128ede4fc729447ab4540a7438ce0175/north-korea-now-blocking-facebook-twitter-other-websites-0 | archive-date = 4 April 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160404032436/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/128ede4fc729447ab4540a7438ce0175/north-korea-now-blocking-facebook-twitter-other-websites-0 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

=== Pakistan ===
{{See also|Pornography in Pakistan}}
Pornography in Pakistan is illegal and is subject to several legal provisions. Since November 2011 the Government has placed a complete ban on Internet websites containing pornographic material. The list of banned websites is updated on an ongoing basis.<ref name="FIA">{{cite news|url= https://www.geo.tv/latest/228026-child-pornography-a-business-in-pakistan-fia-cyber-crime-chief|title= Child pornography a business in Pakistan: FIA cyber-crime chief|date=13 February 2019|work=Geo News|access-date=16 April 2020}}</ref> Despite this, child pornography is illegal and strictly forbidden in Pakistan and there are severe punishments for possessing or viewing child pornography which include a minimum of 14 years to 20 years in prison and a fine of 1 million [[Pakistani rupees|Rupees]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1634144/1-na-approves-harsher-punishments-child-abuse/|title=NA approves harsher punishments for child abuse|access-date=13 February 2018|publisher=Express tribune}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/02/13/na-passes-bill-to-impose-stricter-punishment-on-sex-offenders/|title=NA passes bill to impose stricter punishment on sex offenders|access-date=13 February 2018|publisher=Pakistan Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/411340-Child-molester,-pornographer-to-face-up-to-20-years-imprisonment|title=Child molester, pornographer to face up to 20 years imprisonment|access-date=25 October 2017|publisher=Dunya News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/201600/na-okays-14-20-years-jail-time-child-sex-offenders/|title=NA Okays 14–20 years' jail time for child sex offenders|access-date=14 February 2018|publisher=Daily times}}</ref> Pakistan also has cyber unit to curb [[child pornography]] within the country. The unit has a team of 40 members and one director-level official, who independently investigate the issue. The unit is integrated with the [[National Database and Registration Authority]] (NADRA) and [[Pakistan Telecommunication Authority]] (PTA).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/02/01/interior-ministry-approves-cyber-unit-to-curb-child-pornography/|title=Interior ministry approves cyber unit to curb child pornography|access-date=1 February 2018|publisher=Pakistan Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://morning.pk/story/8339|title=Govt approves establishment of cyber patrolling unit to curb child pornography|access-date=2 February 2018|publisher=Morning Mail|archive-date=12 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012021458/https://morning.pk/story/8339|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Philippines ===
{{See also|Pornography in the Philippines}}
The Philippine penal code prohibits the production and distribution of obscene publications. Despite this, enforcement is lax. Some local productions of pornography are known to exist in the country.

As of January 14, 2017, several pornography sites, mostly mainstream ones such as [[Pornhub]] and [[XVideos]], have been blocked in the Philippines as part of a government crackdown on child pornography. The Philippine government cites Republic Act 9775 or the Anti-Child Pornography Law as legal justification for the blocks. The list of sites blocked vary depending on the [[internet service provider]] enforcing them.

=== Saudi Arabia ===
[[File:Ramon nomar.jpg|thumb|Pornography is not allowed in Saudi Arabia.]]
Items considered pornographic by Saudi Arabian standards are forbidden in the country. Customs authorities enforce strict regulations concerning the importation of pornographic items into Saudi Arabia. Such items may be confiscated on arrival and the owner may be subject to a fine.<ref>{{cite book|title=Americans Traveling Abroad: What You Should Know Before You Go|url=https://archive.org/details/americanstraveli0000nwan|url-access=registration|first=Gladson I.|last=Nwanna|publisher=Frontline Publishers, Inc.|year=2004|isbn=9781890605100|edition=3rd|page=[https://archive.org/details/americanstraveli0000nwan/page/267 267]}}</ref>

=== South Korea ===
{{Further|Internet censorship in South Korea}}

There is no penalty for viewing or possessing pornography on the Internet in South Korea with the exception of child pornography, for which possession carries a maximum sentence of one year in prison, while distributing, selling or displaying it for commercial purposes carries a maximum sentence of ten years.

Many foreign pornographic websites are blocked, and those found to be operating from within the country are shut down.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Hyung-Jin Kim|title=South Korea's porn fight 'like shoveling in a blizzard' |agency=Associated Press|url=http://sys03-public.nbcnews.com/technology/south-koreas-porn-fight-shoveling-blizzard-1C7511844|access-date=1 August 2014|publisher=NBC News|date=10 December 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806004953/http://sys03-public.nbcnews.com/technology/south-koreas-porn-fight-shoveling-blizzard-1C7511844|archive-date=6 August 2014}}</ref> The Korea Internet Safety Commission is responsible for instructing [[Internet service provider]]s to block access to "pornography and nudity".<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Comparing Online Activities in China and South Korea: The Internet and the Political Regime|first=Jongpil|last=Chung |journal=[[Asian Survey]]|volume=48|number=5 |date=September–October 2008|pages=727–751 |doi=10.1525/AS.2008.48.5.727}}</ref> [[Google Search]] in South Korea filters search results for around 700 terms considered by the government to be adult in nature unless the user demonstrates that they are aged over 19.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://searchengineland.com/searching-for-an-adult-topic-youll-have-to-prove-your-age-to-google-korea-11246|title=Searching For An Adult Topic? You'll Have To Prove Your Age To Google Korea|website=Search Engine Land|date=17 May 2007|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>

=== Sri Lanka ===
{{Main|Pornography in Sri Lanka}}
In Sri Lanka, it is illegal to distribute pictorial or video pornography to persons under the age of 14.

=== Syria ===
Pornography is banned in the country.<ref name=":0" /> The government has blocked access to around 160 websites.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Syria regime blocks internet porn amid bloody civil war |url=https://english.alaraby.co.uk/news/syria-regime-blocks-internet-porn-amid-bloody-civil-war?amp=1 |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=alaraby.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>

=== Thailand ===
Possession, production and distribution of pornography for the purposes of trade is illegal in Thailand under section 287 of the Thai Penal Code. The same section also criminalizes participating or assisting in the trade of pornography. A person guilty under this section can be punished with imprisonment not exceeding three years or fined not exceeding THB6,000 or both.<ref>{{cite web |title=Thai Penal Code |url=https://www.samuiforsale.com/law-texts/thailand-penal-code.html |website=samuiforsale.com |access-date=20 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303172732/https://www.samuiforsale.com/law-texts/thailand-penal-code.html |archive-date=3 March 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Despite this, pornography is widely available in Thailand and the law remains usually unenforced with the exception of some high-profile cases. On November 3, 2020, The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society announced that it has banned [[Pornhub]], along with 190 other pornographic websites.<ref>{{cite news |title=#SavePornhub: Thailand's online porn ban prompts backlash |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-porn-idUSKBN27J0KG |access-date=20 March 2022 |work=Reuters |publisher=Patpicha Tanakasempipat |date=3 November 2020}}</ref> The ministry stated that the ban was part of the efforts to restrict access to porn and gambling websites, which remains illegal in Thailand.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pornhub and other sites to remain blocked as they conflict with good morals for upstanding citizens|url=https://thethaiger.com/news/national/pornhub-and-other-sites-to-remain-blocked-as-they-conflict-with-good-morals-for-upstanding-citizens |access-date=20 March 2022 |agency=thethaiger |publisher=Ann Carter |date=5 March 2021}}</ref>

=== Turkmenistan ===
A law passed on 1 January 2015 bans access to internet pornography in Turkmenistan.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.15min.lt/naujiena/aktualu/pasaulis/turkmenijoje-uzdrausta-internete-izeidineti-prezidenta-ir-ziureti-pornografija-57-475592|title=Turkmėnijoje uždrausta internete įžeidinėti prezidentą ir žiūrėti pornografiją|language=lt|trans-title=In Turkmenistan, it is forbidden to insult the president and watch pornography online|date=1 January 2015|website=15min.lt}}</ref>

=== Vietnam ===
Production, distribution, broadcasting, transport, import and advertisement of pornography, is strictly illegal in Vietnam. In 1996 officials became concerned about pornographic films in the country and launched a campaign, with courts awarding fines and prison sentences. Pornography in Vietnam is classed as a "social evil".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.catwinternational.org/factbook/Vietnam.php |title=Vietnam — Coalition Against Trafficking of Women |access-date=2006-08-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060819213223/http://www.catwinternational.org/factbook/Vietnam.php |archive-date=19 August 2006}}</ref>

== Europe ==
{{Main|Pornography in Europe}}

=== Belarus ===
Production, dissemination and assembly of pornography is illegal under article 343 of the Criminal Code, being punishable with up to four years in prison.<ref>{{cite web |title=Размещение порнографии в социальных сетях влечет уголовную ответственность |work=sk.gov.by |url=http://sk.gov.by/ru/news-ru/view/razmeschenie-pornografii-v-sotsialnyx-setjax-vlechet-ugolovnuju-otvetstvennost-1323/ |date=24 June 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320024054/http://sk.gov.by/ru/news-ru/view/razmeschenie-pornografii-v-sotsialnyx-setjax-vlechet-ugolovnuju-otvetstvennost-1323/ |archive-date=20 March 2016 |access-date=8 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="zakony-by.com"/>

=== France ===

In France, pornography is overall permitted, but with distinctions:
* Hardcore pornography must not be sold to persons under the age of 18.
* Softcore pornography must not be sold to persons under the age of 16.
* Extremely violent or graphic pornography is considered [[X rating|X-rated]], and so may be shown only in specific theaters, and may not be displayed to [[minor (law)|minors]].
* Some pornography has a special VAT ([[value-added tax]]): a 33% tax is levied on X-rated movies, and a 50% excise is placed on pornographic online services.

The ratings system has caused controversy. For example, in 2000 the sexually explicit and violent film ''[[Baise-moi]]'' was initially rated only as "restricted" by the French government. This classification was overturned by a ''[[Conseil d'État (France)|Conseil d'État]]'' ruling in a lawsuit brought by associations supporting [[Christianity|Christian]] and [[family values]].

Some movies are forbidden to persons under the age of 18, without the requirement for an X rating, such as ''[[Baise-moi]]'', ''[[Ken Park]]'' or ''[[Saw III|Saw 3]]'', so that these movies can be viewed in theaters{{Dubious|date=June 2023}} and not attract VAT.

=== Germany ===
{{main|Pornography in Germany}}
The constitution and law are very strict about [[hardcore pornography]], especially when compared to very liberal laws about [[softcore pornography]], [[prostitution]] and [[sex shop]]s. Supplying hardcore pornography to people who are less than 18 years old is an offence, and shops selling it must keep people under the age of 18 from entering their premises. If only a part of the shop is dedicated to pornography, it must be completely closed off from the rest of the premises. Alternatively, shops may choose not to display their goods or advertise that they sell them, in which case minors may be admitted. Websites hosting pornographic material within Germany must comply with very strict rules about verifying that viewers are over 18.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heise.de/newsticker/BGH-reicht-Check-der-Ausweisnummer-als-Zugangshuerde-fuer-Online-Pornos-nicht-aus--/meldung/97651 |title=BGH reicht Check der Ausweisnummer als Zugangshürde für Online-Pornos nicht aus |first=Stefan|last=Krempl|date=19 October 2007 |work=heise.de|access-date=31 August 2016}}</ref>

Soft porn is less restricted, and may even be broadcast on TV at night. The age threshold is usually [[Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft#Overview|FSK-16]]. In contrast many uncut action films or video games easily reach the [[Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft#Overview|FSK-18]] rating.

=== Hungary ===
{{Main|Pornography in Hungary}}Pornography is generally legal in Hungary

In 2021 Hungary's parliament passed a law that bans providing pornography that promotes gender reassignment or homosexuality to anyone under 18 years old.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 17, 2021 |title=Hungary passes law barring pornography, pro-LGBT content for minors |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/248038/hungary-passes-law-barring-pornography-pro-lgbt-content-for-minors |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=Catholic News Agency |language=en}}</ref>

=== Iceland ===
The production or sale of pornography is prohibited in Iceland. Heavy fines were applied in 2001 and ten years earlier a fine was applied to the first manager of the first private TV station (and the only case to present) in Iceland for showing the Danish "mainstream" [[Zodiac-films]], ''[[I Tvillingernes tegn]]'' and ''[[I Tyrens tegn]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visindavefur.is/svar.php?id=2677| title=Hvað er klám? |access-date=31 August 2015 |language=is}}</ref> In early 2013 there was a draft proposal by [[Ögmundur Jónasson]], the [[Minister of the Interior (Iceland)|Minister of the Interior]], to extend the ban to online pornography to protect children from violent sexual imagery.<ref>{{cite news |agency=[[Associated Press]] |title=Iceland seeks internet pornography ban |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/feb/25/iceland-seeks-internet-pornography-ban |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=25 February 2013}}</ref> The plan has been stalled since the change in government during the [[Icelandic parliamentary election, 2013|parliamentary election on 27 April 2013]]. Since then, there have been no changes to the relevant legislation, and no changes have been formally proposed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Iceland: Key developments: June 2014 – May 2015, limits on content |date=2015 |url=https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2015/iceland |website=freedomhouse.org |publisher=[[Freedom House]] |access-date=2016-02-02 |archive-date=2016-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202121605/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2015/iceland |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Helgadóttir |first=Ásta Guðrún |author-link=Ásta Helgadóttir |title=The Icelandic initiative for pornography censorship |journal=[[Porn Studies]] |volume=1 |issue=3 |pages=285–298 |doi=10.1080/23268743.2014.928462 |date=July 2014}}</ref>{{update inline|date=January 2021}}

=== Italy ===
{{Main|Pornography in Italy}}
In Italy, it is illegal to distribute pictorial or video pornography to persons under the age of 18. However, persons over 18 years of age are permitted to view pornographic material.

=== Netherlands ===
{{Main|Pornography in the Netherlands}}
Pornography is legal in the Netherlands.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 July 2022 |title=The Netherlands, which has legalized all "pornography, gambling and drugs", why is it so? |url=https://inf.news/en/world/e4b4e5c38c22b13c28ceb1cb2a94ccb3.html |access-date=1 July 2022}}</ref>

=== Romania ===
Pornography is legal in Romania since 2003. However, all pornographic sites hosted in the country must be locked with a password, and a tax per minute must be paid by the website owners.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LEGE 196 13/05/2003 - Portal Legislativ |website=legislatie.just.ro |url=https://legislatie.just.ro/Public/DetaliiDocument/43795 |access-date=2023-07-13}}</ref>

=== Russia ===
According to Russian law, consumption of pornography is allowed though the production of it is not. The illegal production, distribution, and "public demonstration" of pornography is punishable by a 2- to 6-year prison term. [[Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media|Roskomnadzor]], the Russian government's media overseer, has the power to order the blocking of pornographic websites. In 2015 the agency required the blocking of the Russian-language version of [[Pornhub]] and 10 other pornographic sites on the basis of a court ruling.<ref>{{cite news|title=Russia Blocks Access to Popular Porn Sites|url=http://www.tol.org/client/article/26316-russia-pornhub-roskomnadzor-blacklist-media.html|date=15 September 2016|work=Transitions Online|access-date=16 November 2016|archive-date=21 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021171801/http://www.tol.org/client/article/26316-russia-pornhub-roskomnadzor-blacklist-media.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

There is nevertheless some uncertainty concerning the legal status of pornography in Russia. The law criminalizes only the 'illegal' production and selling of pornography (which implies that it sometimes can be legal), but two circumstances make enforcement of the law difficult: (1) the lack of a legal definition of pornography, and (2) no law defining when production or selling is permitted.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Уголовный кодекс Российской Федерации" от 13.06.1996 N 63-ФЗ (ред. от 30.12.2020)|url=http://www.consultant.ru/document/cons_doc_LAW_10699/ad5d9196ef8584bf342b4c10c1eb39fed4ae8745/}}</ref>

=== Ukraine ===
Pornographic production, distribution, broadcasting (both audio and video), transportation, import and advertisement is forbidden by law in Ukraine.

=== United Kingdom ===
{{main|Pornography in the United Kingdom}}
In [[England and Wales]], the main legislation on pornographic materials is the [[Obscene Publications Act 1959]], the [[Obscene Publications Act 1964]], the [[Indecent Displays (Control) Act 1981]], and the [[Video Recordings Act 1984]]. Video-oriented depictions of hardcore pornographic material (with certain exceptions for works considered primarily 'artistic' rather than pornographic) were banned until 1999, when the removal of trade barriers with other [[European Union]] member states allowed for the relatively free movement of such goods for personal use.

Under terms set out in the [[Video Recordings Act 1984]], all forms of pornographic material released on either DVD or video formats, within the United Kingdom must, as with general works released on such formats, first be classified by the [[British Board of Film Classification|British Board of Film Classification (BBFC)]], who will generally place such works at their self-assigned ‘18’ or ‘R18’ categories (the latter of which requires that such material be restricted (by sale) to licensed adult cinemas or sex shops).

In addition to this, under criminal law, the [[Sexual Offences Act 2003]] (in [[England and Wales]]), the [[Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009]] (in [[Scotland]]), and the [[Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008]] (in [[Northern Ireland]]) each make it a criminal offence for an adult to display pornographic material to a minor (defined under all three acts as a person under the age of 16).

The [[British Board of Film Classification]] can, as with all works, issue compulsory cuts to pornographic material (generally when such material is in breach of either the [[Video Recordings Act 1984]], the [[Obscene Publications Act 1959]], and the [[Obscene Publications Act 1964]], with current interpretation of such acts being incorporated into the guidelines which the BBFC as a whole, operate under). Without such cuts issued works can be refused classification (therefore barring the sale of a work on DVD or video formats within the United Kingdom).

In 2008, the [[Crown Prosecution Service]] unsuccessfully prosecuted a man under the Obscene Publications Act (the ''[[R v Walker]]'' trial) for a textual story on a pornography website involving [[Girls Aloud]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/8124059.stm |title=Man cleared over Girls Aloud blog |publisher=BBC News |date=2009-06-29 |access-date=2021-06-04}}</ref> Also that year, the [[Home Office]] introduced legislation to criminalize possession of what it has labelled [[Section 63 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008|extreme pornography]]; these laws are now contained in sections 63 to 68 of the [[Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2008/ukpga_20080004_en_9#pt5-pb1-l1g63|title=Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008|website=legislation.gov.uk|access-date=8 November 2016}}</ref>

== Oceania ==
=== American Samoa ===
Pornography is illegal in [[American Samoa]] and is punishable by a fine of up to $USD5,000.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/188345/american-samoa-tightens-anti-pornography-laws|title=American Samoa tightens anti-pornography laws|website=[[Radio New Zealand]] News|date=January 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121095539/https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/188345/american-samoa-tightens-anti-pornography-laws |archive-date=2023-01-21}}</ref>

=== Australia ===
{{see also|Censorship in Australia|Child pornography laws in Australia}}
In [[Australia]], it is legal to possess pornographic material, with some extreme exceptions. However, it is illegal to sell, exhibit or rent X-rated pornographic material in all [[States and territories of Australia|states]] ([[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[South Australia]], [[Western Australia]], [[New South Wales]], [[Tasmania]], and [[Queensland]]) but it is legal to do so in the two territories (the [[Northern Territory]] and the [[Australian Capital Territory]]). As the [[Constitution of Australia|Australian constitution]] prohibits states from regulating interstate commerce, it is permitted to purchase pornography in either territory and then bring it interstate. As a result, the majority of Australian mail-order operations for adult material operate from the ACT.<ref>{{cite news |first=Kathy|last=Marks |title=Canberra reborn as capital of sex |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/canberra-reborn-as-capital-of-sex-5371392.html |newspaper=The Independent |location=London|date=29 April 2000 |access-date=31 December 2015}}</ref>

In 2007, the [[Northern Territory National Emergency Response]] introduced by the [[Howard government]] made the possession of RC and X18+ pornography an offence in some Aboriginal communities.<ref>{{cite act |title=Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Northern Territory National Emergency Response and Other Measures) Bill 2007 |date=13 August 2007 |url=http://www.aph.gov.au/binaries/library/pubs/bd/2007-08/08bd021.pdf |number=21 |type=Bill}}</ref>

Some types of pornography (both real and fictitious) are technically illegal in Australia and if classified would be rated RC and therefore banned in Australia. This includes any pornography depicting violent [[BDSM pornography|BDSM]], [[incest pornography|incest]], [[child pornography|paedophilia]], [[Zoophilic pornography|bestiality]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://lyonslaw.com.au/is-bestiality-legal-in-australia | title=Is Bestiality Legal in Australia? | Lyons Law Group | date=14 May 2023 }}</ref> certain extreme fetishes (such as [[Golden shower (urolagnia)|golden showers]]) and/or indicators of youth (such as wearing a [[Schoolgirl fetish|school uniform]]).<ref>https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/pornography-laws-australia {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>

=== Fiji ===
There is no law prohibiting the accessing of online adult pornography in [[Fiji]].<ref>{{Cite web |author=Alist Vucago |url=https://www.fijitimes.com/no-law-for-online-pornography/|title=No law for online pornography |work=The Fiji Times|date=3 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230003417/https://www.fijitimes.com/no-law-for-online-pornography/ |archive-date=2022-12-30}}</ref>

=== Nauru ===
Pornography, including online pornography, is illegal in [[Nauru]] and pornographic websites are blocked.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/272539/nauru-government-denies-facebook-shut-down|title=Nauru government denies Facebook shut down |website=[[Radio New Zealand]] News |date=December 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230004451/https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/272539/nauru-government-denies-facebook-shut-down |archive-date=2022-12-30}}</ref>

=== New Zealand ===
In [[New Zealand]], pornography is generally treated in a liberal manner and very little is banned by the [[Office of Film and Literature Classification (New Zealand)|Office of Film and Literature Classification]]. However, the most extreme forms of pornography (such as [[child pornography]], [[rape]], [[necrophilia]], [[bestiality]], [[urophilia]] and [[coprophilia]]) are classified as objectionable material by the Office of Film and Literature Classification, effectively banning them.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dia.govt.nz/Resource-material-Our-Policy-Advice-Areas-Online-Safety-Policy|title=Online Safety Policy |publisher=The Department of Internal Affairs|website=www.dia.govt.nz}}</ref> Indecency laws still criminalise some acts under the [[Crimes Act 1961]]. Pornographic DVDs and magazines that arrive in New Zealand need to be examined by either [[New Zealand Customs]], [[Department of Internal Affairs]], [[New Zealand Police]] or the Office of Film and Literature Classification before being given an R18 classification. Internet pornography is also regulated but only if websites are based in New Zealand, in which case they will need consent from Department of Internal Affairs. Possession of any material that has objectionable content (which is illegal in New Zealand) is punishable by up to 10 years in jail and a $50,000 fine, or 14 years in jail for distribution of same.

=== Papua New Guinea ===
In [[Papua New Guinea]], the possession, import, export, and sale of pornography are all offenses. Control is strict. According to the government, all websites containing pornography, [[nudity]] or depictions of sex are blocked and the government has been blocking such sites since early 2009. Under the law, persons who possess, own, import, export, sell or exhibit pornography to the public are subject to arrest and trial and can face up to six months' imprisonment and/or a fine up to 50,000 to 100,000 [[Papua New Guinean kina]].<ref name=Durham/> In PNG, pornography is subject to legal restraints to publication on grounds of obscenity. Laws relating to pornography in Papua New Guinea are vague. The main legislation used in dealing with cases relating to pornographic nature refer back to the Chapter 262 Criminal Code of Papua New Guinea, Lukautim Pikinini Act 2009, Classification of Publication Censorship Act 1989 and the National ICT Act, 2009. Improper Use of ICT Services.<ref name=Durham/>

=== Samoa ===
In 2021, a court ruled that online pornography should be blocked by Samoa's two major service providers, [[Digicel]] and [[Vodafone]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://samoaglobalnews.com/supreme-court-judge-says-samoa-must-regulate-service-providers-block-porn-and-harmful-internet-content1/|title=Supreme Court Judge Says Samoa Must Regulate Service Providers to Block Porn and Harmful Internet Content |work=Samoa Global News|date=December 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230005011/https://samoaglobalnews.com/supreme-court-judge-says-samoa-must-regulate-service-providers-block-porn-and-harmful-internet-content1/ |archive-date=2022-12-30}}</ref>

=== Tonga ===
Under the ''[[Pornography Control Act 2002]]'', pornography is illegal and punishable by a fine of up to $10,000, three years in prison or both.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2002/2002-0033/PornographyControlAct2002_1.pdf |title=Pornography Control Act 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230005304/https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2002/2002-0033/PornographyControlAct2002_1.pdf |archive-date=2022-12-30}}</ref>

=== Vanuatu ===
Production of pornography is illegal in [[Vanuatu]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sista.com.vu/scandal-ridden-porn-site-tied-to-vanuatu/|title=SCANDAL-RIDDEN PORN SITE TIED TO VANUATU - Sista|date=December 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230004125/https://www.sista.com.vu/scandal-ridden-porn-site-tied-to-vanuatu/ |archive-date=2022-12-30 }}</ref>

== See also ==
{{Portal|Erotica and pornography}}
* [[Legality of child pornography]]
* [[Legal status of fictional pornography depicting minors]]

== Notes ==
{{reflist|group=Note}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Sex laws]]
[[Category:Sexuality and age]]
[[Category:Youth rights]]

SA

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49.199.70.217:

{{wiktionary|S.A}}
'''Sa''', '''SA''', '''S.A.''' or '''s.a.''' may refer to:
{{TOC right}}

==Arts, media and entertainment==
===Music===
* Initialism for "soprano and alto", [[voice type]]s for which a piece of music is written
* [[SA (Samurai Attack)]], a Japanese punk rock band
* [[SA Martinez]], a vocalist and DJ for the band 311
* [[Soziedad Alkoholika]], a Spanish punk rock band
* ''SA'', a 2018 album by [[Jonathan Richman]]

===Other media===
* [[Sa (film)|''Sa'' (film)]], a 2016 Indian film
* [[S.A (manga)|''S.A'' (manga)]], a manga series by Maki Minami
* ''[[Something Awful]]'', a comedy website
* [[Star Awards]], an annual Singaporean television award ceremony
* ''[[Subterranean Animism]]'', a video game from the Touhou series by ZUN
* [[Siragadikka Aasai (TV series)]], an Indian TV series

==Language and writing==
* [[Sa (cuneiform)]], a cuneiform sign
* [[sa (hieroglyph)]], an Egyptian hieroglyph meaning "protection"
* [[Sa (kana)]] (さ and サ), characters (kana) in the two Japanese syllabaries
* [[Saa language]], spoken in Vanuatu
* [[Sanskrit]] (ISO 639-1 code: sa), a historical Indo-Aryan language, the liturgical language of Hinduism
* [[Sine anno]], Latin term for "without year" used in bibliographies to indicate items which do not record the year of publication
* [[Sub anno]] (s.a. or sa), Latin term for "under the year" in annals which record by year
* [[Sa (Javanese)]] (ꦱ), a character in the Javanese script

==Businesses and organizations==
===Military and paramilitary===
* [[Soviet Army]], army of the Soviet Union
* {{lang|de|[[Sturmabteilung]]}} (SA), a paramilitary wing of the German Nazi Party (NSDAP), also known as the ''Brownshirts''

===Political organisations===
* [[Socialist Action (disambiguation)]], several organisations
* [[Socialist Alliance (Australia)]], a Socialist political party
* Socialist Alliance (England), a political party in England
* [[Socialist Alternative (Australia)]], a Marxist political organisation

===Other businesses and organizations===
* [[System Architect]], an enterprise architecture product
* [[S.A. (corporation)]] ({{lang-fr|Société Anonyme|links=no}}) a type of corporation in various countries
* [[San Antonio Spurs]], a basketball team in the U.S. National Basketball Association
* [[The Salvation Army]], an international church and charity
* [[Sexaholics Anonymous]], a sex-addiction recovery group based on the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous
* [[Shooting Australia]], governing body for target shooting sports in Australia
* [[Smokers Anonymous]]
* [[South African Airways]] (IATA airline designator: SA)
* [[Sports Authority]], a defunct U.S. sporting goods retailer
* [[Success Academy Charter Schools]], term commonly abbreviated to 'Success Academy'

==Places==
* Vehicle registration plate for the [[province of Salerno]], Italy
* [[SA postcode area]], a group of postal districts near Swansea, Wales, UK
* [[Sakha Republic]], a federal Russian republic
* [[Saline County, Kansas]], U.S.
* [[San Antonio]], Texas, U.S.
* [[Sarajevo]] (official city abbreviation)
* [[Saudi Arabia]], officially The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
(two-letter country code)
* [[South Asia]]
* [[South Africa]]
* [[South America]]
* [[South Australia]]

==Science, technology, and mathematics==
===Biology and medicine===
* [[Salicylic acid]], a plant hormone
* [[Spontaneous abortion]]
* [[Sustained action]], a longer-acting form of a medication
* [[Surface area]]
*[[Sense of agency]]

===Computing and telecommunications===
* [[.sa]], the country code top level domain (ccTLD) for Saudi Arabia
* [[Security association]] in the IPsec networking protocol
* [[Selective availability]], a mechanism for degrading the precision of the civilian GPS network
* [[Simulated annealing]], an optimisation technique
* [[Software architect]]
* [[Software architecture]]
* [[Microsoft Software Assurance]]
* [[Structured analysis]], a software engineering technique
* [[Suffix array]], a sorted array of all suffixes of a string
* [[System administrator]]
* [[System architecture]]
* [[Systems analysis]]
* [[Systems analyst]]
* [[System agent]]

===Other uses in science, technology, and mathematics===
* [[Sa (Islamic measure)]], Arabic measure of volume
* [[Samarium]] (former chemical symbol: Sa), a rare earth metal
* [[Single action]], a type of firearm trigger
* [[Situation awareness]], a component of aviation safety and other socio-technical systems
* [[Spectral acceleration]], in seismology and earthquake engineering
* [[Superabundant number]], a type of number (mathematical concept)
* [[Unbarred spiral galaxy]]
* Short axis, in [[single-photon emission computed tomography]]
* [[Surface area]]

==Other uses==
* [[Sa (Mandaeism)]], a type of Mandaean sacramental bread that is rolled up
* [[Seaman apprentice]], a U.S. Navy and Coast Guard rank
* [[Secrecy agreement]], a legal contract for confidentiality
* [[Sex appeal]], attraction on the basis of sexual desire
* [[Sexual assault]], the intentional act of sexually touching another person without their consent
* [[Share-alike]], a term used in Creative Commons licensing
* [[Second Amendment (disambiguation)|Second Amendment]] to the constitutions of several sovereign states and subnational entities
** [[Second Amendment to the United States Constitution]], the most common meaning of "Second Amendment"
* [[Single adult (LDS Church)]], a designation in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for unmarried individuals 18 and older; sometimes used specifically to refer to unmarried individuals over 30
* [[Special agent]], a position usually held by investigative officers within certain law enforcement agencies in the United States
* [[San Andreas (disambiguation)]]
* [[MG SA]], a sporting saloon

==See also==
* [[Sá]], a Portuguese surname
* Sa (萨), a rare Chinese surname of ''[[Semu]]'' origin (see [[:zh:雁门萨氏|雁门萨氏]])
* [[Semi-automatic (disambiguation)]]
* {{intitle|sa}}

{{Disambiguation}}

SA

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49.199.70.217: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

{{wiktionary|S.A}}
'''Sa''', '''SA''', '''S.A.''' or '''s.a.''' may refer to:
{{TOC right}}

==Arts, media and entertainment==
===Music===
* Initialism for "soprano and alto", [[voice type]]s for which a piece of music is written
* [[SA (Samurai Attack)]], a Japanese punk rock band
* [[SA Martinez]], a vocalist and DJ for the band 311
* [[Soziedad Alkoholika]], a Spanish punk rock band
* ''SA'', a 2018 album by [[Jonathan Richman]]

===Other media===
* [[Sa (film)|''Sa'' (film)]], a 2016 Indian film
* [[S.A (manga)|''S.A'' (manga)]], a manga series by Maki Minami
* ''[[Something Awful]]'', a comedy website
* [[Star Awards]], an annual Singaporean television award ceremony
* ''[[Subterranean Animism]]'', a video game from the Touhou series by ZUN
* [[Siragadikka Aasai (TV series)]], an Indian TV series

==Language and writing==
* [[Sa (cuneiform)]], a cuneiform sign
* [[sa (hieroglyph)]], an Egyptian hieroglyph meaning "protection"
* [[Sa (kana)]] (さ and サ), characters (kana) in the two Japanese syllabaries
* [[Saa language]], spoken in Vanuatu
* [[Sanskrit]] (ISO 639-1 code: sa), a historical Indo-Aryan language, the liturgical language of Hinduism
* [[Sine anno]], Latin term for "without year" used in bibliographies to indicate items which do not record the year of publication
* [[Sub anno]] (s.a. or sa), Latin term for "under the year" in annals which record by year
* [[Sa (Javanese)]] (ꦱ), a character in the Javanese script

==Businesses and organizations==
===Military and paramilitary===
* [[Soviet Army]], army of the Soviet Union
* {{lang|de|[[Sturmabteilung]]}} (SA), a paramilitary wing of the German Nazi Party (NSDAP), also known as the ''Brownshirts''

===Political organisations===
* [[Socialist Action (disambiguation)]], several organisations
* [[Socialist Alliance (Australia)]], a Socialist political party
* Socialist Alliance (England), a political party in England
* [[Socialist Alternative (Australia)]], a Marxist political organisation

===Other businesses and organizations===
* [[System Architect]], an enterprise architecture product
* [[S.A. (corporation)]] ({{lang-fr|Société Anonyme|links=no}}) a type of corporation in various countries
* [[San Antonio Spurs]], a basketball team in the U.S. National Basketball Association
* [[The Salvation Army]], an international church and charity
* [[Sexaholics Anonymous]], a sex-addiction recovery group based on the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous
* [[Shooting Australia]], governing body for target shooting sports in Australia
* [[Smokers Anonymous]]
* [[South African Airways]] (IATA airline designator: SA)
* [[Sports Authority]], a defunct U.S. sporting goods retailer
* [[Success Academy Charter Schools]], term commonly abbreviated to 'Success Academy'

==Places==
* Vehicle registration plate for the [[province of Salerno]], Italy
* [[SA postcode area]], a group of postal districts near Swansea, Wales, UK
* [[Sakha Republic]], a federal Russian republic
* [[Saline County, Kansas]], U.S.
* [[San Antonio]], Texas, U.S.
* [[Sarajevo]] (official city abbreviation)
* [[Saudi Arabia]] ( Officially known as Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ) (two-letter country code)
* [[South Asia]]
* [[South Africa]]
* [[South America]]
* [[South Australia]]

==Science, technology, and mathematics==
===Biology and medicine===
* [[Salicylic acid]], a plant hormone
* [[Spontaneous abortion]]
* [[Sustained action]], a longer-acting form of a medication
* [[Surface area]]
*[[Sense of agency]]

===Computing and telecommunications===
* [[.sa]], the country code top level domain (ccTLD) for Saudi Arabia
* [[Security association]] in the IPsec networking protocol
* [[Selective availability]], a mechanism for degrading the precision of the civilian GPS network
* [[Simulated annealing]], an optimisation technique
* [[Software architect]]
* [[Software architecture]]
* [[Microsoft Software Assurance]]
* [[Structured analysis]], a software engineering technique
* [[Suffix array]], a sorted array of all suffixes of a string
* [[System administrator]]
* [[System architecture]]
* [[Systems analysis]]
* [[Systems analyst]]
* [[System agent]]

===Other uses in science, technology, and mathematics===
* [[Sa (Islamic measure)]], Arabic measure of volume
* [[Samarium]] (former chemical symbol: Sa), a rare earth metal
* [[Single action]], a type of firearm trigger
* [[Situation awareness]], a component of aviation safety and other socio-technical systems
* [[Spectral acceleration]], in seismology and earthquake engineering
* [[Superabundant number]], a type of number (mathematical concept)
* [[Unbarred spiral galaxy]]
* Short axis, in [[single-photon emission computed tomography]]
* [[Surface area]]

==Other uses==
* [[Sa (Mandaeism)]], a type of Mandaean sacramental bread that is rolled up
* [[Seaman apprentice]], a U.S. Navy and Coast Guard rank
* [[Secrecy agreement]], a legal contract for confidentiality
* [[Sex appeal]], attraction on the basis of sexual desire
* [[Sexual assault]], the intentional act of sexually touching another person without their consent
* [[Share-alike]], a term used in Creative Commons licensing
* [[Second Amendment (disambiguation)|Second Amendment]] to the constitutions of several sovereign states and subnational entities
** [[Second Amendment to the United States Constitution]], the most common meaning of "Second Amendment"
* [[Single adult (LDS Church)]], a designation in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for unmarried individuals 18 and older; sometimes used specifically to refer to unmarried individuals over 30
* [[Special agent]], a position usually held by investigative officers within certain law enforcement agencies in the United States
* [[San Andreas (disambiguation)]]
* [[MG SA]], a sporting saloon

==See also==
* [[Sá]], a Portuguese surname
* Sa (萨), a rare Chinese surname of ''[[Semu]]'' origin (see [[:zh:雁门萨氏|雁门萨氏]])
* [[Semi-automatic (disambiguation)]]
* {{intitle|sa}}

{{Disambiguation}}

Alessio

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{{other uses}}
{{Infobox given name2
| name = Alessio
| image=
| image_size=
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| pronunciation= {{IPA|it|aˈlɛssjo|lang}}
| gender = male
| meaning =
| shortform =
| language = Italian
| seealso = Alexis, Alexius, Alexei, [[Alessia]]
}}

'''Alessio''' is an Italian male [[Given name|name]], Italian form of [[Alexius]].

==Individuals with the given name Alessio==
{{Expand list|date=July 2019}}
*[[Alessio Ascalesi]] (1872–1952), Italian cardinal
*[[Alessio Boni]] (born 1966), Italian actor
*[[Alessio Castro-Montes]] (born 1997), Belgian footballer
*[[Alessio Cerci]] (born 1987), Italian footballer
*[[Alessio Cragno]] (born 1994), Italian footballer
*[[Alessio Da Cruz]] (born 1997), Dutch footballer
*[[Alessio Deledda]] (born 1994), Italian racing driver
*[[Alessio Di Chirico]] (born 1989), Italian martial artist
*[[Alessio di Giovanni]] (1872–1946), Italian poet
*[[Alessio di Savino]] (born 1984), Italian boxer
*[[Alessio Donnarumma]] (born 1998), Italian footballer
*[[Alessio Figalli]] (born 1984), Italian mathematician (Fields medalist)
*[[Alessio Lapice]] (born 1991), actor
*[[Alessio Locatelli]] (born 1978), Italian footballer
*[[Alessio Lorandi]] (born 1998), Italian racing driver
*[[Maninni|Alessio Mininni]] (born 1997), Italian singer-songwriter
*[[Alessio Morosin]] (born 1955), Italian lawyer
*[[Alessio Riccardi]] (born 2001), Italian footballer
*[[Miguel Alessio Robles]], Mexican lawyer
*[[Alessio Romagnoli]] (born 1995), Italian footballer
*[[Alessio Sakara]] (born 1981), Italian martial artist
*[[Alessio Sestu]] (born 1983), Italian footballer
*[[Alessio Tacchinardi]] (born 1975), Italian footballer
*[[:it: Alessio Romero|Alessio Romero]], an Italian pornoactor (born 09/04/1971)

==Individuals with the surname Alessio==
*[[Angelo Alessio]] (born 1965), Italian football coach
*[[Ángela Alessio Robles]] (1917–2004), Mexican [[civil engineer]] and town planner
*[[Carlo Luciano Alessio]] (1919–2006), Italian mycologist
*[[Harry Alessio]] (1895–1973), former Australian rules footballer
*[[Steven Alessio]] (born 1971), former Australian rules footballer
*[[Dom Alessio]] (born 1983), Australian radio personality
*[[John Alessio]] (born 1979), Canadian professional mixed martial artist
*[[Simone Alessio]] (born 2000), Italian taekwondo athlete
*[[Vito Alessio Robles]] (1879–1957), Mexican general

{{given name|type=both}}

[[Category:Italian masculine given names]]
[[Category:Masculine given names]]
[[Category:Surnames of Italian origin]]
[[Category:Italian patronymic surnames]]
[[Category:Surnames from given names]]

Romero

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{{other uses}}
The name '''Romero''' is a nickname type of surname for a Roman or an Italian. The name was originally derived from the Latin word '''Romaeus''' and the Greek word '''Romaios''', which mean [[Rome|Roman]].

#A person on a religious journey or pilgrimage from Rome (possibly to Jerusalem)

==Other variations of the surname==
*'''Roemer''', a Middle High German and Swiss name meaning a pilgrim to the Holy Land
*'''Romer''', an English and Dutch name meaning a religious pilgrim or religious warrior carrying a sacred object on his way to the Holy Land
*'''Rohmer''', an Icelandic name meaning a guardian of a sacred place
*'''Romeo''', an Italian name meaning a pilgrim to Rome
*'''Romeu''', a Portuguese and Catalan name meaning someone on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land
*'''Romeos''', a Modern Greek name meaning pilgrim to Jerusalem
*'''Romemu''', a Hebraic word meaning one who exalts or glorifies a deity
*'''Robero''', a surname derived from the given name [[Robert]]

== In the genealogical record in the Philippines ==
Romero is one of the surnames that were given by the Spaniards during the Spanish colonial era in the Philippines and the rest of other colonial nations in order to avoid confusion and technically, as a replacement of the indigenous surnames that were difficult to pronounce among Spaniards, altogether with the Catholic conversions as well. Majority of the ethnic Filipinos did not inherit their Spanish surnames, but obtained them for colonial purposes.

==Surname==
A list of people with the [[surname]] Romero:{{TOC_right}}

===Academics===
*[[Aldemaro Romero Jr.]] (born 1951), Venezuelan-American biologist
*[[E. Antonio Romero]] (1925–2005), Guatemalan philosopher, historian and writer
*[[Francisco Romero (philosopher)|Francisco Romero]] (1891–1962), Argentine philosopher
*[[Xavier Romero Frías]] (born 1954), Spanish anthropologist

===Artists and designers===
*[[Covadonga Romero Rodríguez]] (1917–2018), Spanish artist
*[[Brenda Romero]] (born 1966), American computer game designer and developer
*[[Enrique Badía Romero]] (1930–2024), Spanish comics artist known as Romero
*[[Frank Romero]] (born 1941), American painter, part of the [[Chicano art movement]].
*[[John Romero]] (born 1967), American computer game programmer and designer
*[[:it: Alessio Romero|Alessio Romero]], an Italian pornoactor (born 09/04/1971)

===Politics and activists===
*[[Alfredo Romero (activist)|Alfredo Romero]] (born 1969), Venezuelan lawyer and human rights activist
*[[Anthony D. Romero]] (born 1965), American lawyer, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union
*[[Bettina Romero]] (born 1978), Argentine politician
*[[Camilo Romero (politician)|Camilo Romero]] (born 1976), Colombian politician
*[[Carlos Romero Barceló]] (1932–2021), Puerto Rican politician
*[[Carmen Romero Rubio]] (1864–1944), former Mexican First Lady
*[[Christy Goldsmith Romero]], American lawyer, Special Inspector General of the [[Troubled Asset Relief Program]]
*[[Edward L. Romero]] (born 1934), American entrepreneur and diplomat
*[[Flerida Ruth Pineda-Romero]] (1929–2017), former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
*[[Gloria Romero (politician)|Gloria Romero]] (born 1955), American politician
*[[Ignacio Romero Osborne]] (1903-1985), Spanish Carlist activist
*[[Ignacio Romero Raizábal]] (1901-1975), Spanish writer and Carlist activist
*[[Jorge Romero Romero]] (1964–2021), Mexican politician
*[[Juan Carlos Romero (politician)|Juan Carlos Romero]] (born 1950), Argentine politician, son of Roberto Romero, senator of the Salta Province
*[[Kate de Romero]], former Puerto Rican First Lady
*[[Melinda Romero Donnelly]] (born 1971), Puerto Rican politician
*[[Miguel Romero]] (born 1970), Puerto Rican politician
*St. [[Óscar Romero]] (1917–1980), assassinated Salvadoran Roman Catholic Archbishop
*[[Regina Romero]] (born 1974), American politician, mayor of Tucson, Arizona
*[[Richard M. Romero]] (born 1944), American politician
*[[Roberto Romero]] (1927–1992), Argentine businessman, founder of ''El Tribuno'' newspaper, governor of Salta Province
*[[Trinidad Romero]] (1835–1918), American politician and rancher

===Cinema and television===
*[[Carlos Romero (actor)|Carlos Romero]] (1927–2007), American actor
*[[Cesar Romero]] (1907–1994), American actor
*[[Chanda Romero]] (born 1954), Filipina actress
*[[Constantino Romero]] (1947–2013), Spanish actor, voice actor and presenter
*[[Custodia Romero]] (1905–1974), Spanish flamenco dancer and actress
*[[Eddie Romero]] (1924–2013), Filipino film director
*[[George A. Romero]] (1940–2017), American film director
*[[Gloria Romero (actress)|Gloria Romero]] (born 1933), Filipina actress
*[[Manuel Romero (director)]] (1891–1954), Argentine film director
*[[Pia Wurtzbach|Pia Romero]] (former stage name of Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach; born 1989), Filipina actress, model and beauty queen
*[[Susana Romero (actress)]] (born 1958), Argentine actress

===Music===
*[[Aldemaro Romero]] (1928–2007), Venezuelan musician
*[[Chan Romero]] (born 1941), American rock and roll singer
*[[Danny Romero (singer)|Danny Romero]] (born 1995), Spanish singer born Daniel Ramírez Romero
*[[Dyango]] (born 1940), Spanish musician born José Gómez Romero
*[[Eladio Romero Santos]] (1937–2001), Dominican musician
*[[Jesús Adrián Romero]] (born 1965), Mexican Christian worship singer
*[[Nicky Romero]] (born 1989), Dutch electronic music producer and DJ
*[[Paul Romero]] (born 1965), United States computer game music composer
*[[The Romeros]], Spanish classical guitar quartet featuring:
**[[Celedonio Romero]] (1913–1996), classical guitarist, poet and composer
**[[Celin Romero]] (born 1936), classical guitarist (son of Celedonio)
**[[Pepe Romero]] (born 1944), classical guitarist (son of Celedonio)
**[[Angel Romero (guitarist)|Angel Romero]] (born 1946), classical guitarist and conductor (son of Celedonio)

===Sports===
*[[Romero (bullfighter family)]], a dynasty of 18th and 19th century bullfighters from Ronda, Andalusia, Spain, its most famous members being:
**[[Francisco Romero (bullfighter)|Francisco Romero]] (1700–1763), Spanish bullfighter
**[[Juan Romero (bullfighter)|Juan Romero]], Spanish bullfighter
**[[José Romero (bullfighter)|José Romero]], Spanish bullfighter
**[[Pedro Romero]] (1754–1839), Spanish bullfighter
*[[Alfredo Romero (athlete)]] (born 1972), Puerto Rican track and field athlete
*[[Andrés Romero]] (born 1981), Argentine golfer
*[[Andrés Romero (Chilean footballer)|Andrés Romero]] (born 1967), Chilean footballer
*[[Andrés Romero (Argentine footballer)|Andrés Romero]] (born 1989), Argentine footballer
*[[Ángel Romero (cyclist)|Ángel Romero]] (1932–2007), Mexican cyclist
*[[Ángel Romero (footballer)|Ángel Romero]] (born 1992), Paraguayan footballer
*[[Antonio Romero (canoeist)|Antonio Romero]] (born 1968), Mexican sprint canoeist
*[[Arturo Colón Romero]] (born 1928), Puerto Rican chess master
*[[Mike Rome|Austin Romero]] (born 1981), American ring announcer known as Mike Rome
*[[Braian Romero]] (born 1991), Argentine footballer
*[[Camilo Romero (footballer)|Camilo Romero]] (born 1970), Mexican footballer
*[[Carmen Romero]] (born 1950), Cuban discus thrower
*[[Cibeles Romero]] (born 1978), Spanish field hockey player
*[[Cristian Romero (footballer, born 1998)|Cristian Romero]] (born 1998), Argentine footballer
*[[Curro Romero]] (born 1933), Spanish bullfighter (not a member the Romero dynasty)
*[[Diego Romero (footballer, born 1975)]], Argentine midfielder
*[[Diego Romero (footballer, born 1988)]], Argentine forward
*[[Eduardo Romero]] (1954–2022), Argentine golfer
*[[Enrique Romero]] (born 1971), Spanish footballer
*[[Fernando Romero (footballer)|Fernando Romero]] (born 2000), Paraguayan footballer
*[[Gonzalo Romero]] (born 1975), Guatemalan footballer
*[[J. C. Romero]] (born 1976), Puerto Rican baseball player
*[[Jhon Romero]] (born 1995), Colombian baseball player
*[[John Romero (American football)|John Romero]] (born 1976), American football player
*[[JoJo Romero]] (born 1996), American baseball player
*[[Jordan Romero]] (born 1996), American mountain climber, the youngest person to climb the Seven Summits - the highest peaks on every continent
*[[José Romero (baseball)|José Romero]] (1878–????), Cuban baseball player
*[[Jose Romero (Australian footballer)|Jose Romero]] (born 1971), Chilean Australian rules footballer
*[[Joselito (footballer, born 1985)|José 'Joselito' Romero Jiménez]] (born 1985), Spanish footballer
*[[José Romero Santos]] (born 1936), Cuban rower
*[[José Antonio Romero Morilla]] (born 1980), Spanish football manager
*[[José Luis Romero (footballer)|José Luis Romero]] (born 1945), Spanish footballer and coach
*[[José Santos Romero]] (born 1951), Argentine footballer and manager
*[[Julio César Romero]] (born 1960), Paraguayan footballer
*[[Leo Romero]] (born 1986), Mexican American professional skateboarder
*[[Leticia Romero]] (born 1995), Spanish basketball player
*[[Liborio Romero]] (born 1979), Mexican boxer
*[[Lucas Romero]] (born 1994), Argentine footballer
*[[Luciano Romero]] (born 1993), Argentine footballer
*[[Luka Romero]] (born 2004), Argentine footballer
*[[Mario Antonio Romero]] (born 1980), Argentine footballer
*[[Mary Romero (boxer)|Mary Romero]] (born 1985), Spanish professional boxer
*[[Mauricio Martín Romero]] (born 1983), Argentine footballer
*[[Maximiliano Romero]] (born 1999), Argentine footballer
*[[Miguel Ángel Sebastián Romero]] (born 1979), Argentine footballer who plays for Independiente Rivadavia
*[[Miguel Colón Romero]], Puerto Rican chess master
*[[Mikey Romero]] (born 2004), American baseball player
*[[Óscar Romero (footballer)|Óscar Romero]] (born 1992), Paraguayan footballer
*[[Oscar Romero (soccer)|Oscar Romero]] (born 1996), American soccer player
*[[Pablo Romero]] (born c. 1960), Cuban amateur boxer
*[[Ramón Romero (baseball)|Ramón Romero]] (1959–1988), Dominican baseball player
*[[Randy Romero]] (1957–2019), American jockey
*[[Raúl Romero]] (born 1935), Argentine wrestler
*[[Rafael Romero]] (1938–2021), Venezuelan track and field athlete
*[[Rebecca Romero]] (born 1980), British track cyclist and rower
*[[Ricardo Romero (fencer)|Ricardo Romero]] (1899–????), Chilean Olympic fencer
*[[Ricardo Romero (fighter)|Ricardo Romero]] (born 1978), American mixed martial arts fighter
*[[Ricky Romero (wrestler)|Ricky Romero]] (1931–2006), American professional wrestler
*[[Ricky Romero]] (born 1984), American baseball pitcher
*[[Rito Romero]] (1927–2001), Mexican professional wrestler
*[[Rocky Romero]] (born 1982), ring name of Cuban-born American professional wrestler John Rivera
*[[Rolland Romero]] (1914–1975), American triple jumper
*[[Sebastián Ariel Romero]] (born 1978), Argentine footballer
*[[Sergio Romero]] (born 1987), Argentine football goalkeeper
*[[Seth Romero]] (born 1996), American baseball player
*[[Sierra Romero]] (born 1994), American softball player
*[[Silvio Romero (footballer)]] (born 1988), Argentine footballer
*[[Sydney Romero]] (born 1997), American softball player
*[[Tommy Romero]] (born 1997), American baseball player
*[[Vicente Romero (footballer)|Vicente Romero]] (born 1987), Spanish footballer
*[[Yamil Romero]] (born 1995), Argentine footballer
*[[Yoel Romero]] (born 1977), Cuban mixed martial artist
*[[Zaid Romero]] (born 1999), Argentine footballer

== Fictional characters ==

* [[Romero (Beyblade)|Romero]], a fictional character in the anime series ''Beyblade''

* Romero Malcolm, a fictional character in the book series "All For The Game".

* Jane Romero, a fictional character in the video game "[[Dead by Daylight|Dead By Daylight]]".

* Sheriff Alex Romero, a fictional character in the television series ''[[Bates Motel (TV series)|Bates Motel]]''

==See also==
*[[Christian Initiative Romero]], a non-profit organisation in Germany working in support of industrial law and human rights in Central America, named after Óscar Romero
* [[Romeo]]

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Roberta

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{{other uses}}
'''Roberta''' is a feminine version of the given names [[Robert]] and [[Roberto]]. It is a Germanic name derived from the stems *hrod meaning "famous", "glorious", "godlike" and *berht meaning "bright", "shining", "light".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/robert | title=Meaning, origin and history of the name Robert }}</ref>

==People with the name==
*[[Roberta Achtenberg]] (born 1950), American attorney
*[[Roberta Alaimo]] (born 1979), Italian politician
*[[Roberta Alenius]] (born 1978), Swedish politician
*[[Roberta Alexander]] (born 1949), American operatic soprano
*[[Roberta Allen]] (born 1945), American conceptual artist
*[[Roberta Anastase]] (born 1976), Romanian politician
*[[Roberta Joan Anderson]] (born 1943), birth name of Canadian–American singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell
*[[Roberta Angelilli]] (born 1965), Italian politician
*[[Roberta Annan]] (born 1982), Ghanaian investor and philanthropist
*[[Roberta Arnold]] (1896–1966), American stage and silent film actress
*[[Roberta A. Ballard]], American pediatrician
*[[Roberta Baskin]], American journalist and non-profit director
*[[Roberta Bayley]], American photographer
*[[Roberta Bianconi]] (born 1989), Italian water polo player
*[[Roberta Bitgood]] (1908–2007), American organist, choir director and classical composer
*[[Roberta Bonanomi]] (born 1966), Italian road racing cyclist
*[[Roberta Bondar]] (born 1945), Canadian astronaut
*[[Roberta Brunet]] (born 1965), Italian athlete
*[[Roberta Bruni]] (born 1994), Italian pole vaulter
*[[Roberta Byrd Barr]] (1919–1993), American civil rights activist, educator and librarian
*[[Roberta Capua]] (born 1968), Italian television host, actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder
*[[Roberta Close]] (born 1964), Brazilian fashion model
*[[Roberta Colindrez]], Mexican–American actress and playwright
*[[Roberta Collins]] (1944–2008), American actress
*[[Roberta F. Colman]] (1938–2019), American biochemist
*[[Roberta Cordano]] (born 1963), American lawyer
*[[Roberta Cowing]] (1860–1924), American artist and scientific illustrator
*[[Roberta Crenshaw]] (1914–2005), American civic leader and philanthropist
*[[Roberta Dapunt]] (born 1970), Italian poet
*[[Roberta Del Core]] (born 1964), Italian rower
*[[Roberta Degnore]] (born 1946), American author, filmmaker and psychologist
*[[Roberta Dodd Crawford]] (1897–1954), American lyric soprano
*[[Roberta Donnay]] (born 1966), American jazz singer
*[[Roberta Dunbar]], American clubwoman and peace activist
*[[Roberta Eike]], American oceanographer and marine geologist
*[[Roberta Einer]], Estonian fashion designer
*[[Roberta Faccani]] (born 1968), Italian singer and actress
*[[Roberta Faccin]] (born 1957), Italian basketball player
*[[Roberta Farinelli]] (born 1975), Italian swimmer
*[[Roberta Farrell]], American–New Zealand biotechnologist
*[[Roberta M. Feldman]], American architect and professor
*[[Roberta Felotti]] (born 1964), Italian swimmer
*[[Roberta Fernández]], Tejana novelist
*[[Roberta Fiandino]] (born 1985), Italian biathlete
*[[Roberta Findlay]] (born 1948), American filmmaker
*[[Roberta Flack]] (born 1937), American jazz and folk singer
*[[Roberta Foster]], Barbadian dressage rider
*[[Roberta Fox]] (1943–2009), American attorney and politician
*[[Roberta Fulbright]] (1874–1953), American businesswoman
*[[Roberta Freeman]], American singer
*[[Roberta Gale]] (1914–2008), American actress
*[[Roberta Gambarini]], Italian jazz singer
*[[Roberta Geddes-Harvey]] (1849–1930), Canadian choirmaster, composer and organist
*[[Roberta Gellis]] (1927–2016), American writer
*[[Roberta Gemma]] (born 1980), Italian pornographic actress
*[[Roberta Gentini]] (born 1973), Italian equestrian
*[[Roberta Geremicca]] (born 1984), Italian actress
*[[Roberta Gilchrist]] (born 1965), Canadian archaeologist
*[[Roberta González]], French painter
*[[Roberta Gottlieb]], American academic and oncologist
*[[Roberta Gregory]] (born 1953), American comic book writer and artist
*[[Roberta Groner]] (born 1978), American long distance runner
*[[Roberta Gropper]] (1897–1993), German political activist
*[[Roberta Grossman]] (born 1959), American filmmaker
*[[Roberta Guaspari]] (born 1947), American violinist and music educator
*[[Roberta Guerrina]], English political scientist
*[[Roberta Hamme]], Canadian chemical oceanographer
*[[Roberta Hanley]], American actress and director
*[[Roberta Haynes]] (1927–2019), American actress
*[[Roberta L. Hazard]] (1934–2017), American Navy officer
*[[Roberta Helmer]] (1950–2018), American romance author
*[[Roberta Hill Whiteman]] (born 1947), Oneida poet
*[[Roberta Hodes]] (1927–2021), American film producer and script supervisor
*[[Roberta Hoskie]], American real estate broker
*[[Roberta Howett]] (born 1981), Irish singer
*[[Roberta Hubley]] (born 1941), Canadian politician
*[[Roberta M. Humphreys]] (born 1944), American observational stellar astrophysicist
*[[Roberta Hyson]], American actress and dancer
*[[Roberta Invernizzi]] (born 1966), Italian soprano and music teacher
*[[Roberta Jamieson]], Canadian First Nations activist and lawyer
*[[Roberta Frances Johnson]] (1902–1988), American mathematician
*[[Roberta Jull]] (1872–1961), Scottish–Australian medical doctor
*[[Roberta Kalechofsky]] (1931–2022), American feminist, writer and animal rights activist
*[[Roberta Kaplan]] (born 1966), American lawyer and co-founder of [[Time's Up Legal Defense Fund]]
*[[Roberta Karmel]] (born 1937), American attorney
*[[Roberta Kelly]] (born 1942), American gospel singer
*[[Roberta Kerr]] (born 1952), English actress
*[[Roberta Kevelson]] (1931–1998), American academic and semiotician
*[[Roberta Klatzky]] (born 1947), American psychology professor
*[[Roberta Knie]] (1938–2017), American dramatic soprano
*[[Roberta Lange]] (born 1957), American politician
*[[Roberta Langtry]] (1916–2005), Canadian elementary school teacher and philanthropist
*[[Roberta Lannes]] (born 1948), American horror writer
*[[Roberta Lanzarotti]] (born 1968), Italian swimmer
*[[Roberta Latow]] (1931–2003), American erotic author, gallery owner and interior designer
*[[Roberta Lawson]] (1878–1940), Lenape activist, musician and community organizer
*[[Roberta Leigh]] (1926–2014), English author, composer and television producer
*[[Roberta Lepper]] (born 1978), Fijian sailor
*[[Roberta Lima]] (born 1974), Brazilian–Austrian video and performance artist
*[[Roberta Linn]] (born 1931), American singer
*[[Roberta Lobeira Alanís]] (born 1979), Mexican painter and visual artist
*[[Roberta Lombardi]] (born 1973), Italian politician
*[[Roberta Lucca]] (born 1978), Brazilian–English entrepreneur and co-founder of [[Bossa Studios]]
*[[Roberta MacAdams]] (1880–1959), Canadian politician and military dietician
*[[Roberta MacGlashan]], American politician
*[[Roberta Mancino]] (born 1980), Italian skydiver and wingsuit flyer
*[[Roberta Marques]] (born 1968), Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter
*[[Roberta Marquez]], Brazilian ballet dancer
*[[Roberta Marrero]] (born 1972), Spanish actress and singer
*[[Roberta Marinelli]], American oceanographer
*[[Roberta Martin]] (1907–1969), American gospel composer, singer, pianist, arranger, and choral organizer
*[[Roberta Marzani]] (born 1996), Italian fencer
*[[Roberta Materi]] (born 1975), Canadian curler
*[[Roberta Maxwell]] (born 1941), Canadian actress
*[[Roberta McCain]] (1912–2020), American socialite and oil heiress
*[[Roberta McCallum]] (born 1958), American tennis player
*[[Roberta McRae]] (born 1948), Italian–Australian politician
*[[Roberta Metsola]] (born 1979), Maltese politician and President of the European Parliament
*[[Roberta Michnick Golinkoff]], American academic and author
*[[Roberta Millstein]], American philosophy professor
*[[Roberta Miranda]] (born 1956), Brazilian singer
*[[Roberta Monaldini]], Sammarinese road cyclist
*[[Roberta Moretti Avery]] (born 1985), Brazilian cricketer
*[[Roberta Morris Purdee]], American documentarian and film producer
*[[Roberta Naas]] (born 1958), American author and journalist
*[[Roberta J. Nichols]] (1931–2005), American engineer
*[[Roberta O'Brien]], Irish Navy officer
*[[Roberta Panara]] (born 1984), Italian swimmer
*[[Roberta Pedranzini]] (born 1971), Italian ski mountaineer
*[[Roberta Pelosi]] (born 1960), Italian sport shooter
*[[Roberta Peters]] (1930–2017), American coloratura soprano
*[[Roberta Piket]] (born 1965), American jazz pianist, organist, arranger and composer
*[[Roberta Pinotti]] (born 1961), Italian politician
*[[Roberta Rabellotti]], Italian economics professor
*[[Roberta Ratzke]] (born 1990), Brazilian volleyball player
*[[Roberta L. Raymond]] (1938–2019), American actress and sociologist
*[[Roberta Rees]] (born 1954), Canadian poet and writer
*[[Roberta Richman]] (born 1941), American painter, printmaker and corrections administrator
*[[Roberta Rodeghiero]] (born 1990), Italian figure skater
*[[Roberta Rodrigues]] (born 1982), Brazilian actress and singer
*[[Roberta Rogow]] (born 1942), American fanfiction writer
*[[Roberta Romano]], American law professor
*[[Roberta Rosenthal Kwall]], American law professor
*[[Roberta Rudnick]] (born 1958), American geologist and professor
*[[Roberta Sá]], also known as Roberta de Sá, a Brazilian singer
*[[Roberta Seelinger Trites]] (born 1962), American English Literature professor
*[[Roberta Serra]] (born 1970), Italian alpine skier
*[[Roberta Sessoli]] (born 1963), Italian chemistry professor
*[[Roberta Semple Salter]] (1910–2007), American evangelist, daughter of [[Aimee Semple McPherson]]
*[[Roberta I. Shaffer]] (born 1953), American attorney and librarian
*[[Roberta Sheffield]] (born 1980), British-Canadian Para-equestrian
*[[Roberta Shepherd]] (born 1934), Australian physiotherapist
*[[Roberta Sheridan]] (1864–1918), American teacher
*[[Roberta Sherwood]] (1913–1999), American singer
*[[Roberta Shore]] (born 1943), American actress
*[[Roberta Sigel]] (1916–2008), American political scientist
*[[Roberta Silva]] (born 1971), Trinidadian artist
*[[Roberta Sinatra]], Italian professor and scientist
*[[Roberta Sklar]], American activist and theater director
*[[Roberta Smith]] (born 1948), American art critic
*[[Roberta Tamondong]] (born 2002), Filipino actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder
*[[Roberta Taylor]] (1948–2024), English actress and author
*[[Roberta Teale Swartz]] (1903–1993), American academic, poet and co-founder of the [[Kenyon Review]]
*[[Roberta Temes]], American author and psychotherapist
*[[Roberta Thornley]] (born 1985), New Zealand photographer
*[[Roberta Tomber]] (1954–2022), English archaeologist
*[[Roberta Torre]] (born 1962), Italian director and screenwriter
*[[Roberta Tovey]] (born 1953), English actress
*[[Roberta Valderrama]] (born 1977), Peruvian actress
*[[Roberta Vinci]] (born 1983), Italian tennis player
*[[Roberta Voss]] (born 1965), American politician
*[[Roberta Washington]], American architect
*[[Roberta Weiss]] (born 1961), Canadian actress
*[[Roberta Williams]] (born 1953), American video game designer and writer
*[[Roberta Wilson]] (1896–1977), American silent film actress
*[[Roberta Whyte]] (1897–1979), English Royal Air Force nursing administrator
*[[Roberta Wohlstetter]] (1912–2007), American military historian
*[[Roberta Woodgate]] (born 1956), Canadian nurse
*[[Roberta Zambrano]] (born 1971), Ecuadorian politician

==Fictional characters==
* Roberta "Bobby" Bruna, from the fantasy novel book series ''Skandar and the Unicorn Thief'' by [[A. F. Steadman]]
*Rosarita "Roberta" Cisneros, from the anime and manga series ''[[Black Lagoon]]''
*[[Roberta Tubbs]], from the animated series ''The Cleveland Show''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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Johnny Castle

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'''Johnny Castle''' may refer to
*Johnny Castle, bass guitar in band, [[The Nighthawks]]
*Johnny Castle, [[Dirty Dancing#Cast|lead character in film, Dirty Dancing]]
*[[:it:Johnny Castle|Johnny Castle]], an American pornoactor (born 31/01/1980)
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