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List of national legislatures

This is a list of national parliaments, generally an assembly of representatives with the power to legislate (legislatures).

CountryLegislature
Overall nameLower houseUpper house
Afghanistan
   
n/a
Albania
   
People's Assembly
Algeria
   
Parliament National People's Assembly Council of the Nation
Andorra
   
General Council of the Valleys
Angola
   
National Assembly of Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
   
Parliament House of Representatives Senate
Argentina
   
National Congress Chamber of Deputies Senate
Armenia
   
National Assembly
Australia
   
Parliament House of Representatives Senate
Austria
   
Federal Assembly National Council (Nationalrat) Federal Council (Bundesrat)
Azerbaijan
   
National Assembly
Bahamas
   
Parliament House of Assembly Senate

Bahrain
   
n/a
Bangladesh
   
House of the Nation
Barbados
   
Parliament House of Assembly Senate
Belarus
   
Parliament Chamber of Representatives Council of the Republic
Belgium
   
Parliament Chamber of Deputies Senate
Belize
   
National Assembly House of Representatives Senate
Benin
   
National Assembly
Bhutan
   
National Assembly
Bolivia
   
National Congress Chamber of Deputies Senate
Bosnia and Herzegovina
   
Parliamentary Assembly House of Representatives House of Peoples
Botswana
   
Parliament National Assembly House of Chiefs
Brazil
   
National Congress Chamber of Deputies Federal Senate
Brunei
   
Legislative Council
Bulgaria
   
National Assembly
Burkina Faso
   
Parliament National Assembly Chamber of Representatives
Burma
   
People's Assembly
Burundi
   
National Assembly

Cambodia
   
Parliament National Assembly Senate
Cameroon
   
National Assembly
Canada
   
Parliament House of Commons Senate
Cape Verde
   
National Assembly
Central African Republic
   
n/a
Chad
   
National Assembly
Chile
   
National Congress Chamber of Deputies Senate
China (PRC)
   
National People's Congress
Colombia
   
Congress Chamber of Representatives Senate
Cook Islands
   
Parliament
Congo-Brazzaville
   
National Transitional Council
Congo-Kinshasa
   
n/a
Costa Rica
   
Legislative Assembly
Côte d'Ivoire
   
National Assembly of Ivory Coast
Croatia
   
Parliament
Cuba
   
National Assembly of People's Power
Cyprus
   
House of Representatives
Czech Republic
   
Parliament Chamber of Deputies Senate

Denmark
   
Folketing
Djibouti
   
Chamber of Deputies
Dominica
   
House of Assembly
Dominican Republic
   
Congress Chamber of Deputies Senate

East Timor
   
National Parliament
Ecuador
   
National Congress
Egypt
   
People's Assembly Shura Council
El Salvador
   
Legislative Assembly
Equatorial Guinea
   
House of People's Representatives
Eritrea
   
National Assembly
Estonia
   
State Assembly
Ethiopia
   
Parliament House of People's Representatives House of Federation

Fiji
   
Parliament House of Representatives Senate
Finland
   
Parliament
France
   
Parliament National Assembly Assemblée Nationale Senate Sénat

Gabon
   
Parliament National Assembly Senate
Gambia
   
National Assembly
Georgia
   
Supreme Council
Germany
   
Bundestag Bundesrat
Ghana
   
Parliament
Greece
   
Parliament
Grenada
   
Parliament House of Representatives Senate
Guatemala
   
Congress of the Republic
Guinea
   
People's National Assembly
Guinea-Bissau
   
People's National Assembly
Guyana
   
National Assembly

Haiti
   
National Assembly Chamber of Deputies Senate
Honduras
   
National Congress
Hungary
   
National Assembly

Iceland
   
Althing
India
   
Parliament Lok Sabha Rajya Sabha
Indonesia
   
House of Representatives
Iran
   
Islamic Consultative Assembly
Iraq
   
n/a
Ireland
   
Oireachtas Dáil Éireann Seanad Éireann
Isle of Man
   
Tynwald House of Keys Legislative Council
Israel
   
Knesset
Italy
   
Parliament Chamber of Deputies Senate

Jamaica
   
Parliament House of Representatives Senate
Japan
   
Diet Kokkai House of Representatives House of Councillors
Jordan
   
National Assembly Chamber of Deputies Senate

Kazakstan
   
Parliament Majilis Senate
Kenya
   
National Assembly
Kiribati
   
Parliament
Korea (DPRK)
   
Supreme People's Assembly
Korea (ROK)
   
National Assembly
Kuwait
   
National Assembly
Kyrgyzstan
   
Supreme Council Assembly of People's Representatives Legisative Assembly

Laos
   
National Assembly
Latvia
   
Parliament
Lebanon
   
National Assembly
Lesotho
   
Parliament Assembly Senate
Liberia
   
National Assembly House of Representatives Senate
Libya
   
General People's Congress
Liechtenstein
   
Landtag (Diet)
Lithuania
   
Parliament
Luxembourg
   
Chamber of Deputies

FYRO Macedonia
   
Sobranje
Madagascar
   
Parliament National Assembly Senate
Malawi
   
National Assembly
Malaysia
   
Parliament House of Representatives Senate
Maldives
   
Majlis
Mali
   
National Assembly
Malta
   
House of Representatives
Marshall Islands
   
Parliament
Mauritania
   
Parliament National Assembly Senate
Mauritius
   
National Assembly
Mexico
   
Congress of the Union Chamber of Deputies Senate
Micronesia
   
Congress
Moldova
   
Parliament
Monaco
   
National Council
Mongolia
   
State Great Hural
Morocco
   
Parliament Chamber of Representatives Chamber of Councillors
Mozambique
   
Assembly of the Republic

Namibia
   
Parliament National Assembly National Council
Nauru
   
Parliament
Nepal
   
Parliament House of Representatives National Council
Netherlands
   
Staten-Generaal Tweede Kamer Eerste Kamer
New Zealand
   
Parliament
Nicaragua
   
National Assembly
Niger
   
National Assembly
Nigeria
   
National Assembly House of Representatives Senate
Niue
   
Niue Assembly
Norway
   
Storting

Oman
   
Majlis Oman Majlis ash-Shura Majlis ad-Dawla

Pakistan
   
Parliament National Assembly Senate
Palau
   
Palau National Congress House of Delegates Senate
Panama
    
Legislative Assembly
Papua New Guinea
   
National Parliament
Paraguay
   
Congress Chamber of Deputies Senate
Peru
   
Congress
Philippines
   
Congress House of Represenatatives Senate
Poland
   
National Assembly Sejm Senate
Portugal
   
Assembly of the Republic
Puerto Rico
   
Legisltative Assembly House of Representatives Senate

Qatar
   
Majlis al-Shura

Romania
   
Parliament Chamber of Deputies Senate
Russia
   
Federal Assembly Duma Federation Council
Rwanda
   
Transitional National Assembly

Saint Kitts and Nevis
   
National Assembly
Saint Lucia
   
Parliament House of Assembly Senate
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
   
House of Assembly
Samoa
   
Fono
San Marino
   
Grand and General Council
São Tomé and Príncipe
   
National Assembly
Saudi Arabia
   
Consultative Council
Senegal
   
National Assembly
Serbia and Montenegro
   
Assembly of Serbia and Montenegro
Seychelles
   
National Assembly
Sierra Leone
   
Parliament
Singapore
   
Parliament
Slovakia
   
National Council
Slovenia
   
Parliament National Assembly National Council
Solomon Islands
   
Parliament
Somalia
   
n/a
South Africa
   
Parliament National Assembly National Council of Provinces
Spain
   
Cortes Congress of Deputies Senate
Sri Lanka
   
Parliament
Sudan
   
National Assembly
Suriname
   
National Assembly
Swaziland
   
Parliament House of Assembly Senate
Sweden
   
Rikstag
Syria
   
People's Council
Switzerland
   
Federal Assembly National Council Council of States

Taiwan (ROC)
   
Legislative Yuan
Tajikistan
   
Supreme Assembly Assembly of Representatives National Assembly
Tanzania
   
National Assembly
Thailand
   
National Assembly House of Representatives Senate
Togo
   
National Assembly
Trinidad & Tobago
   
Parliament House of Representatives Senate
Tunisia
   
Chamber of Deputies
Turkey
   
Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Turkmenistan
   
People's Council Assembly
Tuvalu
   
Parliament

Uganda
   
National Assembly
Ukraine
    
Supreme Council
United Arab Emirates
   
Federal National Council
United Kingdom
   
Parliament House of Commons House of Lords
United States
   
Congress House of Representatives Senate
Uruguay
   
General Assembly Chamber of Representatives Senate
Uzbekistan
   
Supreme Assembly of Uzbekistan

Vanuatu
   
Parliament
Vatican City
   
n/a
Venezuela
    
National Assembly
Vietnam
    
National Assembly

Yemen
   
House of Representatives Shura Council

Zambia
   
National Assembly
Zimbabwe
   
House of Assembly