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 |