The names of parliaments of different countries is an important general awareness topic for many of the competitive exams. Parliament is an essential part in any Democracy. It is the legislative body of the government. It may consist of one house or multiple houses. In most democracies, a parliament consists of two houses. Our Indian Parliament is called Sansad and had two houses Loksabha (Lower house) and Rajyasabha (Upper house). In this article we shall look into a list of Parliament names of Important Countries.
Parliament Names of Important countries
| List of Countries and their Parliament Names | |
| Country | Parliament Name |
| 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 | 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 | National Legislative Council |
| Costa Rice | Legislative Council And Senate |
| Crotia | 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 & Bundesrat |
| Great Britain | Parliament |
| Greece | Chamber Of Deputies |
| Guyana | National Assembly |
| Hungary | National Assembly |
| Iceland | Althing |
| India | Sansad (Loksabha & Rajyasabha) |
| 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 |
| Labanon | National Assembly |
| Laos | People’s Supreme Assembly |
| Lativa | 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 | Federal Parliament of Nepal |
| 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 | Crotes |
| Taiwan | Yuan |
| Turkey | Grand National Assembly |
| Uruguay | General Assembly |
| USA | Congress and Senate |
| Uzbekistan | Oliy Majlis |
| Vietnam | National Assembly |
| Zambia | National Assembly |
| Zimbabwe | Parliament |
Some Important Questions on Parliament Names
Majlis is the parliament of which country ?
Answer: Iran
Shora is the parliament of which country?
Answer: Afghanistan
Knesset is the parliament of which country?
Answer: Israel
Sansad is the parliament of which country?
Answer: India
The oldest surviving Parliament in the world is in which country?
Answer: Iceland. The Parliament of Iceland is called Althing. It is the Oldest surviving parliament in the world. It was first started in 930 AD.