Parliament is the legislative body of government. A parliament has generally three functions that are representing the electorate, making laws, and supervising the government during hearings and inquiries. A parliament is similar to Senate, Synod, or congress. It is a legislative body that is divided into two parts, Unicameral and Bicameral. In India, the name of Parliament is Sansad which is divided into two houses of the legislature, Rajya Sabha, and Lok Sabha. Other countries also have their parliament and houses of the legislature. In this article, we have listed different countries and the names of parliaments.
Countries | Capitals | Parliament of different Countries |
Afghanistan | Kabul | Shora |
Albania | Tirana | People’s Assembly |
Algeria | Algiers | National People’s Assembly |
Andorra | Andorra La Vella | General Council |
Angola | Luanda | National People’s Assembly |
Argentina | Buenos Aires | National Congress |
Australia | Canberra | Federal Parliament |
Austria | Vienna | National Assembly |
Azerbaijan | Baku | Melli Majlis |
Bahamas | Nassau | General Assembly |
Bahrain | Manama | Consultative Council |
Bangladesh | Dhaka | Jatia Parliament |
Belize | Belmopan | National Assembly |
Bhutan | Thimphu | Tsogdu |
Bolivia | Sucre | National Congress |
Botswana | Gaborone | National Assembly |
Brazil | Brasilia | National Congress |
Britain | London | Parliament (House Of Commons And House Of Lords) |
Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | National Assembly |
Bulgaria | Sofia | Narodno Sabranie |
Cambodia | Phnom Penh | National Assembly |
Canada | Ottawa | Parliament |
China | Beijing | National People’s Assembly |
Colombia | Bogota | Congress |
Comoros | Moroni | Legislative Council And Senate |
Costa Rice | San Jose | Legislative Council And Senate |
Croatia | Zagreb | Sabor |
Cuba | Havana | National Assembly Of People’s Power |
Denmark | Copenagen | Folketing |
East Timor | Dili | Constituent Assembly |
Ecuador | Quito | National Congress |
Egypt | Cairo | People’s Assembly |
El Salvador | San Salvador | Legislative Assembly |
Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Federal Council And House Of Representative |
Fiji Islands | Suva | Senate & House Of Representative |
Finland | Helsinki | Eduskusta (Parliament) |
France | Paris | National Assembly |
Germany | Berlin | Bundestag (Lower House) & Bundesrat (Upper House) |
Great Britain | London | Parliament |
Greece | Athens | Chamber Of Deputies |
Guyana | Georgetown | National Assembly |
Hungary | Budapest | National Assembly |
Iceland | reykjavik | Althing |
India | New Delhi | Sansad |
Indonesia | Jakarta | People’s Consultative Assembly |
Iran | Tehran | Majlis |
Iraq | Baghdad | National Assembly |
Ireland | Dublin | Oireachtas |
Israel | Jerusalem | The Knesset |
Italy | Rome | Chamber Of Deputies And Senate |
Japan | Tokyo | Diet |
Jordan | Amman | National Assembly |
Korea(North) | Pyongyang | Supreme People’s Assembly |
Korea(South) | Seoul | National Assembly |
Kuwait | Kuwait City | National Assembly |
Lebanon | Beirut | National Assembly |
Laos | Vientiane | People’s Supreme Assembly |
Lativa | Riga | Saeima |
Lesotho | Maseru | National Assembly And Senate |
Libya | Tripoli | General People’s Congress |
Lithuania | Vilnius | Seimas |
Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Chamber Of Deputies |
Madagascar | Antananarivo | National People’s Assembly |
Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Majilis |
Maldives | Male | Majilis |
Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | Great People’s Khural |
Montenegro | Podgorica | Federal Assembly |
Mozambique | Maputo | People’s Assembly |
Myanmar | Naypyidaw | Pyithu Hluttaw |
Nepal | Kathmandu | Federal Parliament of Nepal |
Netherlands | Amsterdam | States-General (Staten-General) |
New Zealand | Wellington | Parliament (House Of Representatives) |
Norway | Oslo | Storting |
Oman | Muscat | Monarchy |
Pakistan | Islamabad | National Assembly & Senate |
Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | National Parliament |
Paraguay | Asuncion | Senate & Chamber Of Deputies |
Philippines | Manila | The Congress |
Poland | Warsaw | Sejm |
Romania | Bucharest | Great National Assembly |
Russia | Moscow | Duma & Federal Council |
Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Majlis Al-Shura |
South Africa | Pretoria | Parliament |
Spain | Madrid | Crotes |
Taiwan | Taipei | Yuan |
Turkey | Ankara | Grand National Assembly |
Uruguay | Montevideo | General Assembly |
USA | Washington D.C. | Congress |
Uzbekistan | Tashkent | Oliy Majlis |
Vietnam | Hanoi | National Assembly |
Zambia | Lusaka | National Assembly |
Zimbabwe | Harare | Parliament |
1. Which country has different houses of parliament?
Ans. In India, there are two houses of the legislature, the Rajya Sabha, and Lok Sabha. Similarly, other countries have different parliament houses of the legislature.
2. What are the different types of Parliaments?
Ans. There are two different types of Parliaments known Bicameral and Unicameral. India has a Bicameral legislature because it has two houses, Rajya Sabha, and Lok Sabha.
3. What is Parliament?
Ans. Parliament is the legislative body of government. A parliament has generally three functions that are representing the electorate, making laws, and supervising the government during hearings and inquires.
In India, there are two houses of the legislature, the Rajya Sabha, and Lok Sabha. Similarly, other countries have different parliament houses of the legislature.
There are two different types of Parliaments known Bicameral and Unicameral. India has a Bicameral legislature because it has two houses, Rajya Sabha, and Lok Sabha.
Parliament is the legislative body of government. A parliament has generally three functions that are representing the electorate, making laws, and supervising the government during hearings and inquires.
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