Legislatures [Parliaments] of the World

In any democratic form of government the supreme legislative body is called Legislature. It is also the executive governing body of the country. Parliament, Congress, National Assembly, etc are some of the common names used to represent this legislative body.

The Legislature can be Unicameral or Bicameral. Bicameral legislature has two houses – the Lower House and the Upper House whereas in Unicameral legislature there is only one chamber or house.

Legislature of Major Countries

• Afghanistan

  National Assembly
  Bicameral

  Lower house – Wolesi Jirga
  Upper house – Meshrano Jirga

• Albania

  Parliament
  Unicameral

• Algeria

  Parliament
  Bicameral

  Lower house – People’s National Assembly
  Upper house – Council of the Nation

• Australia

  Parliament
  Bicameral

  Lower house – House of Representatives
  Upper house – Senate

• Austria

  Parliament
  Bicameral

  Lower house – National Council
  Upper house – Federal Council

• Bangladesh

  Jatiyo Sangsad
  Unicameral

• Bhutan

  Parliament
  Bicameral

  Lower house – National Assembly
  Upper house – National Council

• Botswana

  National Assembly
  Unicameral

• Brazil

  National Congress
  Bicameral

  Lower house – Chamber of Deputies
  Upper house – Federal Senate

• Canada

  Parliament
  Bicameral

  Lower house – House of Commons
  Upper house – Senate

• China, Mainland

  National People’s Congress
  Unicameral

• Colombia

  Congress
  Bicameral

  Lower house – Chamber of Representatives
  Upper house – Senate

• Denmark

  Folketing
  Unicameral

• Egypt

  Majilis Al-Nuwab
  Unicameral

• France

  Parlement
  Bicameral

  Lower house – National Assembly
  Upper house – Senate

• Germany

  Parliament
  Bicameral

  Lower house – Federal Diet (Bundestag)
  Upper house – Federal Council (Bundesrat)

• India

  Sansad
  Bicameral

  Lower house – Lok Sabha
  Upper house – Rajya Sabha

• Indonesia

  People’s Consultative Assembly
  Bicameral

  Lower house – People’s Representative Council (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat)
  Upper house – Regional Representative Council (Dewan Perwakilan Daerah)

• Iran

  Majlis (Consultative Assembly)
  Unicameral

• Iraq

  Council of Representatives
  Unicameral

• Ireland

  Oireachtas
  Bicameral

  Lower house – House of Representatives
  Upper house – Senate

• Israel

  Knesset
  Unicameral

• Italy

  Parliament
  Bicameral

  Lower house – Chamber of Deputies
  Upper house – Senate of the Republic

• Japan

  Diet
  Bicameral

  Lower house – House of Representatives
  Upper house – House of Councillors

• Kenya

  Parliament
  Bicameral

  Lower house – National Assembly
  Upper house – Senate

• Korea (North)

  Supreme People’s Assembly
  Unicameral

• Korea (South)

  National Assembly
  Unicameral

• Libya

  Majlis al-Nuwaab
  Unicameral

• Malaysia

  Parliament
  Bicameral

  Lower house – House of Representatives (Dewan Rakyat)
  Upper house – Senate (Dewan Negara)

• Mexico

  Congress of the Union
  Bicameral

  Lower house – Chamber of Deputies
  Upper house – Chamber of Senators

• Mongolia

  State Great Khural
  Unicameral

• Nepal

  Rashtriya Panchayat
  Unicameral

• Netherlands

  States General (Staten-Generaal)
  Bicameral

  Lower house – House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer, Second Chamber)
  Upper house – Senate (Eerste Kamer, First Chamber)

• New Zealand

  House of Representatives
  Unicameral

• Norway

  Great Assembly (Storting)
  Unicameral

• Pakistan

  Majlis-e-Shoora
  Bicameral

  Lower house – National Assembly
  Upper house – Senate

• Romania

  Parliament
  Bicameral

  Lower house – Chamber of Deputies
  Upper house – Senate

• Russia

  Federal Assembly
  Bicameral

  Lower house – State Duma
  Upper house – Federation Council

• South Africa

  Parliament
  Bicameral

  Lower house – National Assembly
  Upper house – National Council of Provinces

• Spain

  General Courts (Cortes Generales)
  Bicameral

  Lower house – Congress of Deputies
  Upper house – Senate

• Switzerland

  Federal Assembly
  Bicameral

  Lower house – National Council
  Upper house – Council of States

• Syria

  People’s Assembly (Majlis al-Sha’ab)
  Unicameral

• Turkey

  Grand National Assembly
  Unicameral

• United Kingdom

  Parliament
  Bicameral

  Lower house – House of Commons
  Upper house – House of Lords

• United States

  Congress
  Bicameral

  Lower house – House of Representatives
  Upper house – Senate

• Zambia

  National Assembly
  Unicameral