List of Countries and Their Parliaments

In government exams like SSC, Banking, Railways, etc we find many questions from the Static part of the general awareness section. This is a very broad section and sometimes questions are very factual. we will cover the General awareness section comprehensively so that students can learn and get most of the questions correct in this section. In this article, we will provide a List of Countries and their Parliaments.

Indian Parliament: An Introduction

• The Indian Parliament is the country’s highest legislative authority and is bicameral. 
  
• It consists of two houses: the Rajya Sabha, which is the upper house, and the Lok Sabha, which is the lower house. The Lok Sabha is known as the lower house and the Rajya Sabha is the upper house. MPs are elected by the Indian people or nominated by the Indian President. 
  
• The tenure of the Rajya Sabha is six years (one-third of its members retire every two years and are replaced by newly elected members)
  
• The tenure of the Lok Sabha is five years and it can be dissolved. 
  
• In Rajya Sabha, there are 250 seats in total appointed by the President for their contribution to the arts, literature, science, and social services.  In the Lok Sabha, 543 members are elected by India’s electors and two Anglo-Indians are elected by the Indian President. The speaker, the President of the Lok Sabha, is elected by its members. 
  
• The Vice-President of India, who is the ex-officio President of the Rajya Sabha, is elected by members of an electoral college composed of members of both houses of Parliament. 

List of Countries and their Parliaments:

Serial No.	Country	Parliament
1	Afghanistan	Shora
2	Albania	People’s Assembly
3	Algeria	National People’s Assembly
4	Andorra	General Council
5	Angola	National People’s Assembly
6	Argentina	National Congress
7	Australia	Federal Parliament
8	Austria	National Assembly
9	Azerbaijan	Milli Majlis
10	Bahamas	General Assembly
11	Bahrain	Consultative Council
12	Bangladesh	Jatiya Parliament
13	Belize	National Assembly
14	Bhutan	Tshogdu
15	Bolivia	National Congress
16	Botswana	National Assembly
17	Brazil	National Congress
18	Brunei	National Assembly
19	Bulgaria	Narodno Sabranie
20	Cambodia	National Assembly
21	Canada	Parliament
22	China	National People’s Assembly
23	Colombia	Congress
24	Comoros	Legislative Council And Senate
25	Croatia	Sabor
26	Cuba	National Assembly Of People’s Power
27	Denmark	Folketing
28	East Timor	Constituent Assembly
29	Ecuador	National Congress
30	Egypt	People’s Assembly
31	El Salvador	Legislative Assembly
32	Ethiopia	Federal Council And House Of Representative
33	Fiji Islands	Senate & House Of Representative
34	Finland	eduskunta
35	France	National Assembly
36	Germany	Bundestag (Lower House) & Bundesrat (Upper House)
37	Great Britain	Parliament
38	Greece	Chamber Of Deputies
39	Guyana	National Assembly
40	Hungary	National Assembly
41	Iceland	Althing
42	Indonesia	People’s Consultative Assembly
43	India	Sansad
44	Iran	Majlis
45	Iraq	National Assembly
46	Ireland	Oireachtas
47	Israel	The Knesset
48	Italy	Chamber Of Deputies And Senate
49	Japan	Diet
50	Jordan	National Assembly
51	North Korea	Supreme People’s Assembly
52	South Korea	National Assembly
53	Kuwait	National Assembly
54	Lebanon	National Assembly
55	Latvia	Saeima
56	Libya	General People’s Congress
57	Lithuania	Seimas
58	Luxembourg	Chamber Of Deputies
59	Madagascar	National People’s Assembly
60	Mongolia	Khural
61	Maldives	Majilis
62	Mongolia	Great People’s Khural
63	Montenegro	Federal Assembly
64	Mozambique	People’s Assembly
65	Myanmar	Pyithu Hluttaw
66	Nepal	Federal Parliament of Nepal
67	Netherlands	States-General
68	New Zealand	Parliament
69	Pakistan	National Assembly & Senate
70	Papua New Guinea	National Parliament
71	Poland	Sejm
72	Romania	Great National Assembly
73	Russia	Duma & Federal Council
74	Saudi Arabia	Majlis Al Shura
75	South Africa	Parliament
76	Taiwan	Yuan
77	Uruguay	General Assembly
78	USA	Congress
80	Uzbekistan	Oliy Majlis
81	Zimbabwe	Grand Parliament
82	Turkey	National Assembly
83	Vietnam	National Assembly
84	Zambia	National Assembly