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List Of Parliament Names Of Countries

May 8, 2025
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Parliamentary systems fall into two categories: bicameral and unicameral. Out of 190 national parliaments in the world, 78 are bicameral (156 chambers) and 112 are unicameral, making a total of 268 chambers of parliament with some 46,000 members of parliament:

 

Afghanistan: National Assembly (Shora)
Australia: Parliament
Bangladesh: Jatiya Sansad
Bhutan: Tshogdu
Myanmar: Assembly of Union
China: National People’s Congress
Cambodia: Parliament
India: Sansad
Iran: Majlis
Israel: Knesset
Indonesia: People’s Consultative Assembly
Jordan: Majlis al-Umma
Japan: Diet
Kazakhstan: Parliament
South Korea: National Assembly
North Korea: Supreme People’s Assembly
Nepal: Legislature-Parliament
Malaysia: Parliament
Pakistan: National Assembly
Singapore: Parliament
Russia: Federal Assembly (Duma)
Thailand: Ratthasapha
Canada:  Parliament
United States: Congress
Finland: Eduskunta
Denmark: Folketing
France: French National Assembly
Germany: Bundestag
Norway: Storting
Switzerland: Federal Assembly
Sweden: The Riksdag
United Kingdom: Parliament
Ghana: Parliament
Somalia: Federal Parliament
South Africa: Parliament
Zambia: National Assembly
Sudan: National Legislature
Zimbabwe: Parliament