A parliament is a legislative body of government that represents the electorate, make laws, and oversees the government via hearings and inquiries. The term Parliament is derived from Anglo-Norman and dates back to the 14th century.
A parliament is divided into two parts-- Unicameral and Bicameral. India has a bicameral legislature consisting of two houses-- the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
In this article, we have curated a list of countries along with their parliaments.
| Country | Parliament |
| Afghanistan | Shora |
| Albania | People’s Assembly |
| Algeria | National People’s Assembly |
| Andorra | General Council |
| Angola | National People’s Assembly |
| Argentina | National Congress |
| Australia | Federal Parliament |
| Austria | National Assembly |
| Azerbaijan | Melli Majlis |
| Bahamas | General Assembly |
| Bahrain | Consultative Council |
| Bangladesh | Jatia Parliament |
| Belize | National Assembly |
| Bhutan | Tsogdu |
| Bolivia | National Congress |
| Botswana | National Assembly |
| Brazil | National Congress |
| Britain | Parliament (House of Commons and House of Lords) |
| Brunei | National Assembly |
| Bulgaria | Narodno Sabranie |
| Cambodia | National Assembly |
| Canada | Parliament |
| China | National People’s Assembly |
| Colombia | Congress |
| Comoros | Legislative Council and Senate |
| Congo Democratic | Rep. of National Legislative Council |
| Costa Rice | Legislative Council and Senate |
| Croatia | Sabor |
| Cuba | National Assembly of People’s Power |
| Denmark | Folketing |
| East Timor | Constituent Assembly |
| Ecuador | National Congress |
| Egypt | People’s Assembly |
| El Salvador | Legislative Assembly |
| Ethiopia | Federal Council and House of Representative |
| Fiji Islands | Senate & House of Representative |
| Finland | Eduskusta (Parliament) |
| France | National Assembly |
| Germany | Bundestag (Lower House) and Bundesrat (Upper House) |
| Great Britain | Parliament |
| Greece | Chamber of Deputies |
| Guyana | National Assembly |
| Hungary | National Assembly |
| Iceland | Althing |
| India | Sansad |
| Indonesia | People’s Consultative Assembly |
| Iran | Majlis |
| Iraq | National Assembly |
| Ireland | Oireachtas |
| Israel | The Knesset |
| Italy | Chamber of Deputies and Senate |
| Japan | Diet |
| Jordan | National Assembly |
| Korea(North) | Supreme People’s Assembly |
| Korea(South) | National Assembly |
| Kuwait | National Assembly |
| Lebanon | National Assembly |
| Laos | People’s Supreme Assembly |
| Latvia | Saeima |
| Lesotho | National Assembly and Senate |
| Libya | General People’s Congress |
| Lithuania | Seimas |
| Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies |
| Madagascar | National People’s Assembly |
| Magnolia | Khural |
| Malaysia | Majilis |
| Maldives | Majilis |
| Mongolia | Great People’s Khural |
| Montenegro | Federal Assembly |
| Mozambique | People’s Assembly |
| Myanmar | Pyithu Hluttaw |
| Nepal | Rashtriya Panchayat |
| Netherlands | States-General (Staten-General) |
| New Zealand | Parliament (House of Representative) |
| Norway | Storting |
| Oman | Monarchy |
| Pakistan | National Assembly & Senate |
| Papua New Guinea | National Parliament |
| Paraguay | Senate & Chamber of Deputies |
| Philippines | The Congress |
| Poland | Sejm |
| Romania | Great National Assembly |
| Russia | Duma & Federal Council |
| Saudi Arabia | Majlis Al-Shura |
| South Africa | Parliament |
| Spain | Cortes |
| Taiwan | Yuan |
| Turkey | Grand National Assembly |
| USA | Congress |
| Uzbekistan | Oliy Majlis |
| Vietnam | National Assembly |
| Zambia | National Assembly |
| Zimbabwe | Parliament |
The above-mentioned list of countries along with their parliaments is an important examination topic for the students appearing in various government and competitive examinations.
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