Countries and Their Parliaments MCQs — World Parliament Names

Afghanistan’s parliament is the National Assembly (Shora) — bicameral with the Wolesi Jirga (lower) and Meshrano Jirga (upper).

Albania’s unicameral parliament is the Kuvendi-i-Shqiperise (Assembly of Albania) — 140 members.

Algeria’s parliament is the People’s National Assembly (lower house) along with the Council of the Nation (upper).

Andorra’s parliament is the General Council (Consell General) — 28 elected members.

Angola has a unicameral National Assembly of 220 members elected for 5-year terms.

Argentina’s bicameral legislature is the National Congress (Congreso de la Nación) — Chamber of Deputies + Senate.

Australia’s bicameral legislature is the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia — House of Representatives + Senate.

Austria’s bicameral parliament is the Federal Assembly — Nationalrat (lower) + Bundesrat / Federal Council (upper).

Azerbaijan has a unicameral parliament called Milli Mejlis (National Assembly) — 125 members.

The Bahamas has a bicameral Parliament — House of Assembly (lower) + Senate (upper).

Bahrain’s bicameral parliament is the Al-Majlis Al-Watni (National Assembly) — Consultative Council + Council of Representatives.

Bangladesh has a unicameral parliament — the Jatiya Sangsad (House of the Nation) with 350 members.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a Parliamentary Assembly — House of Representatives + House of Peoples.

Brazil’s bicameral parliament is the National Congress — Chamber of Deputies + Federal Senate.

Bulgaria has a unicameral National Assembly (Narodno Sobranie) — 240 members.

Chile’s bicameral parliament is the National Congress — Chamber of Deputies + Senate.

The People’s Republic of China’s unicameral parliament is the National People’s Congress (NPC) — nearly 3,000 deputies, the world’s largest legislature.

Croatia’s unicameral parliament is the Croatian Parliament (Hrvatski Sabor) — 151 members.

Cuba’s unicameral parliament is the National Assembly of People’s Power — the supreme organ of state.

Cyprus has a unicameral House of Representatives (Vouli Antiprosopon) — 56 active seats.

Czech Republic’s bicameral legislature is the Parliament of the Czech Republic — Chamber of Deputies + Senate.

Denmark has a unicameral parliament called Folketinget — 179 members.

El Salvador’s unicameral parliament is the Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa) — 60 members.

Estonia has a unicameral parliament called Riigikogu — 101 members.

Equatorial Guinea’s parliament includes the Chamber of Deputies/House of Representatives plus the Senate.

Finland’s unicameral parliament is the Eduskunta (Finnish) / Riksdagen (Swedish) — 200 members.

Georgia (the country) has a unicameral Parliament of Georgia (Sakartvelos Parlamenti) — 150 members.

Greece has a unicameral Hellenic Parliament (Vouli ton Ellinon) — 300 members.

Hungary has a unicameral National Assembly (Országgyűlés) since 2014 — 199 members.

Iceland’s parliament is the Althingi — founded in 930 AD, the world’s oldest functioning parliament.

India’s bicameral parliament is the Sansad — Lok Sabha (lower) + Rajya Sabha (upper).

Indonesia’s parliament includes the House of Representatives (DPR) within the broader People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR).

Iran’s unicameral parliament is the Majles Shoraye Eslami (Islamic Consultative Assembly) — 290 seats.

Ireland’s bicameral parliament is the Oireachtas — Dáil Éireann (lower) + Seanad Éireann (upper).

Israel’s unicameral parliament is the Knesset — 120 members, based in Jerusalem.

Italy’s bicameral legislature is the Parliament of the Italian Republic — Chamber of Deputies + Senate.

Japan’s bicameral legislature is the National Diet (Kokkai) — House of Representatives + House of Councillors.

Kuwait’s unicameral parliament is the Majles Al-Ommah (National Assembly) — 50 elected members.

Lebanon’s unicameral parliament is the Majlis al-Nuwwab — 128 seats split equally between Christians and Muslims.

Libya’s parliament is the House of Representatives, which replaced the General National Congress in 2014.

Lithuania’s unicameral parliament is the Seimas — 141 members.

Luxembourg’s unicameral parliament is the Chamber of Deputies (Chambre des Députés) — 60 members.

Myanmar’s bicameral legislature is the Assembly of the Union (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw) — House of Representatives (Pyithu Hluttaw) + House of Nationalities.

Malaysia’s bicameral parliament is the Parlimen — Dewan Rakyat (lower) + Dewan Negara (upper).

Maldives has a unicameral People’s Majlis (Majlis of the Maldives) — 87 members.

Malta has a unicameral House of Representatives — 79 members.

Mexico’s bicameral parliament is the Congress of the Union — Chamber of Deputies + Senate.

Mongolia’s unicameral parliament is the Ulsiin Ih Hural (State Great Khural) — 76 members.

The Netherlands’s bicameral parliament is the Staten-Generaal (States General) — House of Representatives + Senate.

New Zealand has a unicameral House of Representatives — 120 members. The Legislative Council was abolished in 1951.

North Korea’s unicameral parliament is the Supreme People’s Assembly — 687 members elected unopposed.

Norway has a unicameral Stortinget — 169 members.

Pakistan’s bicameral parliament is the Majlis-e-Shoora — National Assembly (lower) + Senate (upper).

The Philippines’s bicameral legislature is the Congress of the Philippines — House of Representatives + Senate.

Portugal has a unicameral Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da República) — 230 members.

Qatar’s parliament is the Majlis Al-Shura (Consultative Assembly) — partially elected since 2021.

South Sudan’s bicameral parliament is the National Legislature — National Legislative Assembly + Council of States.

Russia’s bicameral parliament is the Federal Assembly — State Duma (lower) + Federation Council (upper).

South Korea has a unicameral National Assembly (Gukhoe) — 300 members.

Spain’s bicameral parliament is the Cortes Generales — Congress of Deputies + Senate.

Sweden has a unicameral Riksdagen — 349 members since 1971.

Switzerland’s bicameral parliament is the Federal Assembly — National Council (lower) + Council of States (upper).

Syria’s unicameral parliament is the Majlis al-Sha’ab (People’s Assembly) — 250 members.

Tajikistan’s bicameral parliament is the Majlisi Oliy (Supreme Assembly) — Majlisi Namoyandagon + Majlisi Milli.

Tanzania’s unicameral parliament is the Bunge — 393 members.

Thailand’s bicameral parliament is the Rathasapha (National Assembly) — House of Representatives + Senate.

Tonga has a unicameral Legislative Assembly (Fale Alea) — 30 seats.

Türkiye has a unicameral Grand National Assembly (TBMM) — 600 members.

Ukraine has a unicameral Verkhovna Rada (Supreme Council) — 450 seats.

The UK’s bicameral legislature is simply called the Parliament of the United Kingdom — House of Commons + House of Lords. It is at Westminster.

The USA’s bicameral legislature is the Congress — House of Representatives + Senate.

Vietnam has a unicameral Quoc-Hoi (National Assembly) — about 500 members.

Yemen’s bicameral parliament is the Majlis — House of Representatives + Shura Council.

Zambia has a unicameral National Assembly — 167 members.

Zimbabwe’s bicameral parliament is simply called the Parliament — National Assembly + Senate.

A parliament is the supreme legislative body where elected representatives debate and pass laws on behalf of the people.

The Althing of Iceland was established in 930 AD at Þingvellir — the world’s oldest still-functioning parliament.

Afghanistan’s lower chamber is the Wolesi Jirga (House of the People) — 250 seats. The upper house is Meshrano Jirga.

Kuvendi (full name Kuvendi-i-Shqiperise) is the unicameral parliament of Albania — 140 members.

The People’s National Assembly is the lower house of Algeria; the Council of the Nation is the upper.

Angola has a unicameral National Assembly — 220 members elected for 5 years.

Armenia has a unicameral National Assembly (Azgayin Zhoghov) — 107 members.

Australia’s Parliament has two houses — the House of Representatives (lower) and the Senate (upper).

Milli Majlis (National Assembly) is the unicameral parliament of Azerbaijan — 125 members.

Bahrain’s National Assembly is bicameral — Consultative Council (appointed) + Council of Representatives (elected).

Jatiya Sangsad (‘House of the Nation’) is the unicameral parliament of Bangladesh — 350 members.

Belarus’s bicameral parliament is the National Assembly — House of Representatives + Council of the Republic.

Brazil’s bicameral National Congress includes the Chamber of Deputies (lower) and the Federal Senate (upper).

Bhutan’s unicameral Tshogdu was replaced in 2008 by the bicameral Parliament — National Assembly + National Council.

Bolivia’s bicameral Plurinational Legislative Assembly = Chamber of Senators + Chamber of Deputies.

Chile’s National Congress has 50 Senators and 155 Members of the Chamber of Deputies.

China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) — nearly 3,000 deputies — is the world’s largest legislature by membership.

Argentina’s bicameral National Congress = Senate (upper) + Chamber of Deputies (lower).

Cuba’s National Assembly of People’s Power is the supreme organ of state power — 470 members.

Brunei has a unicameral Legislative Council (Majlis Mesyuarat Negara) — 33 appointed members.

Cambodia’s bicameral parliament = National Assembly (lower) + Senate (upper).

Folketinget (often shortened to Folketing) is the unicameral parliament of Denmark — 179 members.

Riigikogu is the unicameral parliament of Estonia — 101 members.

Eduskunta (Finnish) / Riksdagen (Swedish) is the unicameral parliament of Finland — 200 members.

France has a bicameral parliament — National Assembly (lower) + Senate (upper).

The Bundestag is the lower house of Germany’s bicameral parliament. The Bundesrat (Federal Council) is the upper house.

Vouli ton Ellinon (Hellenic Parliament) is the unicameral parliament of Greece — 300 members.

Hungary’s National Assembly has been unicameral since 2014 — 199 members under the 2011 constitution.

Japan’s bicameral National Diet = House of Representatives + House of Councillors.

Iran’s unicameral parliament is the Majles Shoraye Eslami — often called simply ‘Majlis’.

Ireland’s Oireachtas = Dáil Éireann (lower) + Seanad Éireann (upper).

The Knesset is Israel’s unicameral 120-member parliament in Jerusalem.

Lok Sabha (‘House of the People’) is the lower house of India’s bicameral Sansad. Rajya Sabha is the upper house.

Jordan’s National Assembly is bicameral — House of Representatives (elected) + Senate (appointed by the King).

Kazakhstan’s bicameral parliament = Senate (upper) + Mazhilis (lower).

Kenya’s bicameral parliament = National Assembly (lower) + Senate (upper). Collectively also called the Bunge.

Laos has a unicameral National Assembly — the country’s supreme legislative body.

Saeima is the unicameral parliament of Latvia — 100 members.

Libya’s House of Representatives, elected in 2014, replaced the General National Congress (GNC).

Seimas is the unicameral parliament of Lithuania — 141 members.

Luxembourg has a unicameral Chamber of Deputies (Chambre des Députés) — 60 members.

Malaysia’s bicameral Parlimen = Dewan Rakyat (lower, elected) + Dewan Negara (upper, appointed).

People’s Majlis is the unicameral parliament of the Maldives — 87 members.

Ulsiin Ih Hural (State Great Khural) is Mongolia’s unicameral parliament — 76 members.

Mexico’s bicameral parliament is the Congress of the Union — Chamber of Deputies + Senate.

Skupština is the parliament of Montenegro (and historically used in Serbia/Yugoslavia).

Myanmar’s Assembly of the Union (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw) consists of the Pyithu Hluttaw (lower) and Amyotha Hluttaw (upper).

Stortinget is the unicameral parliament of Norway — 169 members.

Pakistan’s Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) is bicameral — National Assembly (lower) + Senate (upper).

Paraguay’s bicameral Congress = Chamber of Deputies (lower) + Senate (upper).

Poland’s bicameral parliament = Sejm (lower) + Senat (upper).

Russia’s bicameral Federal Assembly = State Duma (lower) + Federation Council (upper).

Spain’s bicameral parliament is Cortes Generales — Congress of Deputies + Senate.

Sweden’s Riksdagen has been unicameral since 1971 — 349 members.

Sudan’s transitional government operates a unicameral Transitional Legislative Council (under the 2019 constitutional declaration).

South Africa’s bicameral parliament = National Assembly (lower) + National Council of Provinces (upper).

Libandla is the bicameral parliament of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) — House of Assembly + Senate.

Narodno Sobranie (National Assembly) is the unicameral parliament of Bulgaria — 240 members.

The Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (TBMM) is the unicameral parliament of Türkiye — 600 members.

Majlis al-Umma is the unicameral parliament of Kuwait — 50 elected members.

Saudi Arabia’s Majlis al-Shura (Consultative Assembly) is fully appointed by the King — 150 members.

Qatar’s Majlis Al-Shura has limited legislative powers — partially elected since 2021 but with the Emir holding ultimate authority.

Vietnam has a unicameral National Assembly (Quoc-Hoi) — about 500 members.

Austria’s bicameral Federal Assembly = Nationalrat (lower) + Bundesrat / Federal Council (upper).

The UK Parliament at Westminster is called the ‘Mother of Parliaments’ — its Westminster system has been adopted across the Commonwealth.

The US Congress is bicameral — House of Representatives (435 seats) + Senate (100 seats).

The European Parliament has 720 MEPs from 27 EU member states after the 2024 elections (up from 705).

Verkhovna Rada (Supreme Council) is the unicameral parliament of Ukraine — 450 seats.

Slovakia has a unicameral National Council (Národná rada) — 150 members.

Switzerland’s bicameral Federal Assembly = National Council (lower, 200 seats) + Council of States (upper, 46 seats).

Serbia has a unicameral National Assembly — 250 members.

Venezuela has a unicameral National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) — 277 members under the 2020 reform.

Zimbabwe’s bicameral parliament = National Assembly (lower) + Senate (upper).

Majlisi Oliy (Supreme Assembly) is the bicameral parliament of Tajikistan.

Turkmenistan abolished its upper Khalk Maslakhaty in 2023, making the Majlis unicameral again.

Inatsisartut is the unicameral parliament of Greenland (an autonomous territory of Denmark) — 31 members.

China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) has nearly 3,000 deputies — the largest legislature in the world.

The Nordic Parliaments (Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Denmark) consistently lead the world in female representation — often 40%+.

The UN General Assembly, where all 193 UN member states are represented equally, is informally called the ‘Parliament of the World’.

The UK has no single written constitutional document — it is one of very few countries with an uncodified constitution.