Countries and their Parliament names: The names and facts of parliaments of different countries are an important topic for almost all competitive exams. All the Aspirants must keep familiar with the list of countries and their parliaments discussed in the article.
♦ ‘Althing’, the supreme national parliament of Iceland is the oldest surviving parliament in the world. The Althing was founded in 930.
♦ The oldest continuous parliament is the Tynwald of the Isle of Man.
What is Parliament?
• The very center of any form of democracy, parliament is a legislative body of government categorized in two parts Unicameral and Bicameral.
• Parliament of India is called the Sansad or Bhartiya Sansad, It has two houses of the legislature, Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha.
List of Countries and their Parliament names
In the below table, we listed the countries and their parliament. Here parliament with similar names are placed on separate tables.
Parliament with a similar name: “National Congress”
| Sl. No | Country | Parliament Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia | National Congress |
| 2 | Ecuador | National Congress |
| 3 | Brazil | National Congress |
| 4 | Argentina | National Congress |
Parliament with a similar name: “Congress”
| Sl. No | Country | Parliament Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libya | General People’s Congress |
| 2 | Colombia | Congress |
| 3 | USA | Congress |
| 4 | Philippines | The Congress |
Parliament with a similar name: “National People’s Assembly”
| Sl. No | Country | Parliament Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | National People’s Assembly |
| 2 | Angola | National People’s Assembly |
| 3 | China | National People’s Assembly |
Parliament with a similar name: “People’s Assembly”
| Sl. No | Country | Parliament Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | People’s Assembly |
| 2 | Mozambique | People’s Assembly |
| 3 | Egypt | People’s Assembly |
Parliament with a similar name: “National Assembly”
| Sl. No | Country | Parliament Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | National Assembly |
| 2 | Belize | National Assembly |
| 3 | Brunei | National Assembly |
| 4 | Botswana | National Assembly |
| 5 | France | National Assembly |
| 6 | Cambodia | National Assembly |
| 7 | Guyana | National Assembly |
| 8 | Hungary | National Assembly |
| 9 | Iraq | National Assembly |
| 10 | Jordan | National Assembly |
| 11 | South Korea | National Assembly |
| 12 | Vietnam | National Assembly |
| 13 | Zambia | National Assembly |
| 14 | Kuwait | National Assembly |
| 15 | Lebanon | National Assembly |
Parliament with a similar name: “General Assembly”
| Sl No | Country | Parliament Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahamas | General Assembly |
| 2 | Uruguay | General Assembly |
Parliament with a similar name: “Majilis”
| Sl No | Country | Parliament Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia | Majilis |
| 2 | Maldives | Majilis |
| 3 | Iran | Majilis |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | Melli Majlis |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | Oliy Majlis |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | Majlis Al Shura |
Parliament with a similar name: “Parliament”
| Sl. No | Country | Parliament Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | Federal Parliament |
| 2 | Bangladesh | Jatia Parliament |
| 3 | Canada | Parliament |
| 4 | South Africa | Parliament |
| 5 | Zimbabwe | Parliament |
| 6 | Great Britain | Parliament |
| 7 | New Zealand | Parliament (House Of Representative |
| 8 | Britain | Parliament (House Of Common’s And House Of Lords) |
| 9 | Papua New Guinea | National Parliament |
| 10 | Finland | Eduskusta (Parliament) |
Parliament with a similar name: “Legislative Council and Senate”
| Sl No | Country | Parliament Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comoros | Legislative Council And Senate |
| 2 | Costa Rice | Legislative Council And Senate |
Miscellaneous name of Parliament
| Sl No | Country | Parliament Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | Great National Assembly |
| 2 | Turkey | Grand National Assembly |
| 3 | Pakistan | National Assembly & Senate |
| 4 | Cuba | National Assembly Of People’s Power |
| 5 | East Timor | Constituent Assembly |
| 6 | El Salvador | Legislative Assembly |
| 7 | Indonesia | People’s Consultative Assembly |
| 8 | Laos | People’s Supreme Assembly |
| 9 | North Korea | Supreme People’s Assembly |
| 10 | Lesotho | National Assembly And Senate |
| 11 | Madagascar | National People’s Assembly |
| 12 | Montenegro | Federal Assembly |
| 13 | Afghanistan | Shora |
| 14 | Bhutan | Tsogdu |
| 15 | Bulgaria | Narodno Subranie |
| 16 | Crotia | Sabor |
| 17 | Denmark | Folketing |
| 18 | Fiji Islands | Senate & House Of Representative |
| 19 | Germany | Bundestag (Lower House) & Bundesrat (Upper House) |
| 20 | Greece | Chamber Of Deputies |
| 21 | Iceland | Althing |
| 22 | India | Sansad |
| 23 | Ireland | Oireachtas |
| 24 | Israel | The Knesset |
| 25 | Italy | Chamber Of Deputies And Senate |
| 26 | Japan | Diet |
| 27 | Lativa | Saeima |
| 28 | Lithuania | Seimas |
| 29 | Luxembourg | Chamber Of Deputies |
| 30 | Mongolia | Great People’s Khural |
| 31 | Myanmar | Pyithu Hluttaw |
| 32 | Nepal | Rashtriya Panchayat |
| 33 | Netherlands | States General (Staten-General) |
| 34 | Norway | Storting |
| 35 | Oman | Monarchy |
| 36 | Paraguay | Senate & Chamber Of Deputies |
| 37 | Poland | Sejm |
| 38 | Spain | Crotes |
| 39 | Taiwan | Yuan |
| 40 | Andorra | General Council |
| 41 | Bahrain | Consultative Council |
| 42 | Ethiopia | Federal Council and House of Representative |
| 43 | Russia | Duma & Federal Council |
| 44 | Congo Democratic | Rep. Of National Legislative Council |
Frequently Asked Questions on Countries and their Parliament names
Q1. Which of the following is called the ‘Mother of Parliaments’?
Ans. The British Parliament, often referred to as the “Mother of Parliaments,”.
Q2. Which is the largest parliament in the world?
Ans. Chinese National People s Congress is the largest parliament in the world It consists of around 3000 indirectly elected members
Q3. Which is the oldest surviving parliament in the world?
Ans. Althing the parliament of Iceland is the oldest surviving parliament in the world It was founded in 930 AD.
Q4. What is the name of the parliament of China?
Ans. The National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China.
Q5. What is the parliament name of USA?
Ans. The United States Congress is the legislature of the federal government of the United States.
Q6. What are the 3 levels of government?
Ans. The three spheres of Government
National Government.
Provincial Government.
Local Government.
Q7. What is the name of Sri Lanka Parliament?
Ans. The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the supreme legislative body of Sri Lanka.
Q8. What is the Parliament name of Bangladesh?
Ans. The Jatiya Sangsad is the supreme legislative body of Bangladesh.
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