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This is a list of national legislatures, whether parliamentary or congressional, that act as a plenary general assembly of representatives with the power to legislate. A parliamentary system, also known as parliamentarianism (and parliamentarism in U.S. English), is distinguished by the executive branch of government being dependent on the direct or indirect support of the parliament, often expressed through a vote of confidence. ... A presidential system, or a congressional system, is a system of government of a republic where the executive branch is elected separately from the legislative. ... Assembly may refer to the following things: In politics, any body meeting together to discuss matters, a parliament or a legislative assembly such as the French revolutionary Legislative Assembly, or a body more designed to mediate between otherwise independent bodies, such as the United Nations General Assembly. ... A legislature is a governmental deliberative body with the power to adopt laws. ... A legislature is a governmental deliberative assembly with the power to adopt laws. ...

Country Legislature
Overall name Lower house Upper house
Afghanistan National Assembly Wolesi Jirga Meshrano Jirga
Albania Assembly of Albania
Algeria (note 3) Parliament National People's Assembly Council of the Nation
Andorra General Council of the Valleys
Angola (note 3) National Assembly
Antigua and Barbuda Parliament House of Representatives Senate
Argentina National Congress Chamber of Deputies Senate
Armenia National Assembly
Australia Parliament House of Representatives (list) Senate (list)
Austria (note 2) Parliament National Council Federal Council
Azerbaijan National Assembly
Bahamas Parliament House of Assembly Senate
Bahrain National Assembly Council of Representatives Shura Council
Bangladesh House of the Nation
Barbados Parliament House of Assembly Senate
Belarus Parliament Chamber of Representatives Council of the Republic
Belgium (note 2) Parliament Chamber of Deputies Senate
Belize National Assembly House of Representatives Senate
Benin (note 3) National Assembly
Bhutan National Assembly
Bolivia National Congress Chamber of Deputies Senate
Bosnia and Herzegovina Parliamentary Assembly House of Representatives House of Peoples
Botswana (note 3) Parliament National Assembly House of Chiefs
Brazil National Congress Chamber of Deputies Federal Senate
Brunei Legislative Council
Bulgaria National Assembly
Burkina Faso (note 3) National Assembly
Burma People's Assembly
Burundi (note 3) Parliament National Assembly Senate
Cambodia Parliament National Assembly Senate
Cameroon (note 3) National Assembly
Canada Parliament House of Commons (list) Senate (list)
Cape Verde (note 3) National Assembly
Central African Republic (note 3) National Assembly
Chad (note 3) National Assembly
Chile National Congress Chamber of Deputies Senate
China, People's Republic of National People's Congress
China, Republic of (see #T) -
Colombia Congress House of Representatives Senate
Cook Islands (NZ) Parliament
Comoros (note 3) Assembly of the Union
Congo-Brazzaville (note 3) Parliament National Assembly Senate
Congo-Kinshasa (note 3) Parliament National Assembly Senate
Costa Rica Legislative Assembly
Côte d'Ivoire (note 3) National Assembly
Croatia Sabor
Cuba National Assembly of People's Power
Cyprus (note 2) House of Representatives
Czech Republic (note 2) Parliament Chamber of Deputies Senate
Denmark (note 2) Folketing
Djibouti (note 3) National Assembly
Dominica House of Assembly
Dominican Republic (note 1) Congress Chamber of Deputies Senate
East Timor National Parliament
Ecuador National Congress
Egypt Parliament People's Assembly Shura Council
El Salvador (note 1) Legislative Assembly
Equatorial Guinea House of People's Representatives
Eritrea (note 3) National Assembly
Estonia (note 2) Riigikogu
Ethiopia (note 3) Parliament House of People's Representatives House of Federation
Fiji Parliament House of Representatives Senate
Finland (note 2) Eduskunta, Riksdag
France (note 2) Parliament National Assembly (list) Senate
Gabon (note 3) Parliament National Assembly Senate
The Gambia (note 3) National Assembly
Georgia Supreme Council
Germany (note 2) Bundestag (list) Bundesrat
Ghana (note 3) Parliament
Greece (note 2) Parliament
Grenada Parliament House of Representatives Senate
Guatemala (note 1) Congress of the Republic
Guernsey (UK) States
Guinea (note 3) National Assembly
Guinea-Bissau (note 3) National People's Assembly
Guyana National Assembly
Haiti National Assembly Chamber of Deputies Senate
Honduras (note 1) National Congress
Hong Kong (PRC) Legislative Council
Hungary (note 2) National Assembly
Iceland Althing
India Parliament Lok Sabha (list) Rajya Sabha
Indonesia People's Consultative Assembly People's Representative Council Regional Representatives Council
Iran Majlis of Iran
Iraq n/a
Ireland, Republic of (note 2) Oireachtas Dáil Éireann (list) Seanad Éireann (list)
Isle of Man (UK) Tynwald House of Keys Legislative Council
Israel Knesset (list)
Italy (note 2) Parliament Chamber of Deputies Senate
Jamaica Parliament House of Representatives Senate
Japan Diet (list) House of Representatives House of Councillors
Jersey (UK) States
Jordan National Assembly Chamber of Deputies Senate
Kazakstan Parliament Majilis Senate
Kenya (note 3) 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 (note 2) Saeima
Lebanon Parliament
Lesotho (note 3) Parliament National Assembly Senate
Liberia (note 3) Legislature House of Representatives Senate
Libya (note 3) General People's Congress
Liechtenstein Landtag
Lithuania (note 2) Seimas
Luxembourg (note 2) Chamber of Deputies
Macau (PRC) Legislative Assembly
Macedonia, Republic of Sobranie
Madagascar (note 3) Parliament National Assembly Senate
Malawi (note 3) National Assembly
Malaysia Parliament House of Representatives Senate
Maldives Majlis
Mali (note 3) National Assembly
Malta (note 2) House of Representatives
Marshall Islands Legislature
Mauritania (note 3) Parliament National Assembly Senate
Mauritius (note 3) National Assembly
Mexico Congress of the Union Chamber of Deputies Senate
Federated States of Micronesia Congress
Moldova Parliament
Monaco National Council
Mongolia State Great Hural
Morocco Parliament Assembly of Representatives Assembly of Councillors
Mozambique (note 3) Assembly of the Republic
Namibia (note 3) Parliament National Assembly National Council
Nauru Parliament
Nepal Parliament House of Representatives National Council
Netherlands (note 2) States-General Second Chamber First Chamber
New Zealand Parliament (list) House of Representatives
Nicaragua (note 1) National Assembly
Niger (note 3) National Assembly
Nigeria (note 3) National Assembly House of Representatives Senate
Niue (NZ) Assembly
Norway Storting
Oman Consultative Assembly Council of State
Pakistan Parliament National Assembly Senate
Palau National Congress House of Delegates Senate
Panama (note 1) Legislative Assembly
Papua New Guinea National Parliament (list)
Paraguay Congress Chamber of Deputies Senate
Peru Congress
Philippines Congress House of Represenatatives Senate
Poland (note 2) National Assembly Sejm Senat
Portugal (note 2) Assembly of the Republic
Puerto Rico (US) Legislative Assembly House of Representatives Senate
Qatar Consultative Assembly
Romania Parliament Chamber of Deputies Senate
Russia Federal Assembly Duma Federation Council
Rwanda (note 3) Parliament Chamber of Deputies Senate
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 (note 3) National Assembly
Saudi Arabia Consultative Assembly
Senegal (note 3) National Assembly
Serbia and Montenegro Skupština
Seychelles (note 3) National Assembly
Sierra Leone (note 3) Parliament
Singapore Parliament
Slovakia (note 2) National Council
Slovenia (note 2) National Assembly
Solomon Islands National Parliament
Somalia (note 3) Transitional Federal Parliament — Actually meets in Kenya
Somaliland (note 3) Parliament House of Representatives House of Elders
South Africa (note 3) Parliament National Assembly National Council of Provinces
Spain (note 2) Cortes Generales Congress of Deputies Senate
Sri Lanka Parliament
Sudan (note 3) National Legislature National Assembly Council of States
Suriname National Assembly
Swaziland (note 3) Parliament House of Assembly Senate
Sweden (note 2) Riksdag
Syria People's Council
Switzerland Federal Assembly National Council (list) Council of States (list)
Republic of China (Taiwan) Legislative Yuan
Tajikistan Supreme Assembly Assembly of Representatives National Assembly
Tanzania (note 3) National Assembly
Thailand National Assembly House of Representatives Senate
Togo (note 3) National Assembly
Tonga Legislative Assembly
Trinidad & Tobago Parliament House of Representatives Senate
Tunisia (note 3) Chamber of Deputies
Turkey Grand National Assembly
Turkmenistan People's Council Assembly
Tuvalu Parliament
Uganda (note 3) National Assembly
Ukraine Verkhovna Rada
United Arab Emirates Federal National Council
United Kingdom (note 2) Parliament House of Commons (list) House of Lords (list)
United States Congress House of Representatives (list) Senate (list)
Uruguay General Assembly Chamber of Representatives Senate
Uzbekistan Supreme Assembly Legislative Chamber Senate
Vanuatu Parliament
Vatican City n/a
Venezuela National Assembly
Vietnam National Assembly
Yemen Assembly of Representatives
Zambia (note 3) National Assembly
Zimbabwe (note 3) Parliament House of Assembly Senate

The National Assembly is Afghanistans national legislature. ... The House of the People, also known natively as the The Wolesi Jirga is the lower house of the bicameral national assembly of Afghanistan. ... The House of Elders, also natively known as the Meshrano Jirga is the upper house of the bicameral national assembly of Afghanistan. ... The Assembly of Albania (Kuvendi i Shqipërisë), also known as the Peoples Assembly (Kuvendi Popullor) is the parliament of Albania. ... The Parliament of Algeria consists of two chambers: The Council of the Nation (Upper Chamber) The Peoples National Assembly (Lower Chamber) This politics-related article is a stub. ... The Peoples National Assembly is the lower house of the Algerian Parliament. ... The Algerian Senate is the upper house of the Algerian Parliament. ... The General Council of the Valleys (in Catalan, Consell General de les Valls) is the unicameral parliament of Andorra. ... The National Assembly (Portuguese: Assembleia Nacional) is the legislative branch of the government of Angola. ... The Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda consists of two chambers: The Senate (Upper Chamber) The House of Representatives (Lower Chamber) External link Parliament of Antigua & Barbuda This politics-related article is a stub. ... The House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda is the lower chamber of the countrys bicameral Parliament. ... The Senate is the Upper House of Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda. ... The National Congress ( Spanish: Congreso de la Nación Argentina) is the legislative branch of the government of Argentina. ... The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the National Congress, Argentinas parliament. ... The Argentine Senate is the upper house of parliament in Argentina. ... The external link and official web site of Parliament of Armenia is: http://www. ... The Parliament of Australia is the legislative branch of Australia. ... Australian House of Representatives chamber Entrance to the House of Representatives The Australian House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers) of the Parliament of Australia. ... The 2004-2007 composition of the House. ... Australian Senate chamber Entrance to the Senate The Australian Senate is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia. ... This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2008. ... The Austrian parliament consists of two chambers, the Nationalrat (national council) and the Bundesrat (federal council). ... The National Council or Nationalrat is one of the two houses of the Federal Assembly, the bicameral federal parliament of the Federal Republic of Austria. ... The Federal Council of Austria or Bundesrat is one of the two separate councils of parliament of Austria. ... The external link and official web site of Parliament of Azebaijan is: http://www. ... The Bahamian Parliament is a bicameral body that, in its organisation and functions, closely follows the canons of the Westminster system. ... The Bahamian Parliament is a bicameral body that, in its organisation and functions, closely follows the canons of the Westminster system. ... The Bahamian Parliament is a bicameral body that, in its organisation and functions, closely follows the canons of the Westminster system. ... The National Assembly is the name of both chambers of the Bahraini parliament when sitting in joint session, as laid out in the Constitution of 2002. ... The Council of Representatives (majlis an-nuwab), sometimes translated as the Chamber of Deputies, is the name given to the lower house of the Bahraini National Assembly, the main legislative body of Bahrain. ... The Consultative Council (majlis al-shura) is the name given to the upper house of the National Assembly, the main legislative body of Bahrain. ... House of the Nation (Jatiya Sangsad) is the combined upper house and lower house of Bangladesh. ... The Parliament of Barbados is composed of three elements: the Sovereign (currently Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor-General Sir Clifford Husbands), the Senate, and the House of Assembly. ... The House of Assembly is one of the chambers of the Parliament. ... The Senate is a component of the Parliament of Barbados, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor-General and the House of Assembly. ... The National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus is the bicameral parliament that governs the Eastern Europe country of Belarus. ... Under the 1996 Constitution, the House of Representatives (Palata Predstavitelei) is the lower house of the parliament of Belarus. ... The Council of the Republic is the upper house in Belarus bicameral parliament, the National Assembly. ... The Belgian Federal Parliament is a bicameral parliament, it consists of two chambers. ... The Belgian Chamber of Representatives (Dutch: de Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers, French: la Chambre des Représentants) is one of the two chambers of the Belgian Federal Parliament. ... The Belgian senate (Dutch: de Senaat, French: le Sénat) is one of the two chambers of the Belgian Federal Parliament. ... The National Assembly of is the bicameral legislature of Belize. ... The House of Representatives of Belize is one of two chambers of the National Assembly, the other being the Senate. ... The Senate is one of the chambers of the National Assembly. ... The unicameral National Assembly of Benin is the countrys legislative body. ... The Tshogdu (Also Nacional Assembly) is the unicameral legislature of Bhutan. ... The National Congress (Spanish: Congreso Nacional) is the national legislature of Bolivia, based in the capital of La Paz. ... The National Congress (Spanish: Congreso Nacional) is the national legislature of Bolivia, based in the capital of La Paz. ... The National Congress (Spanish: Congreso Nacional) is the national legislature of Bolivia, based in the nations capital, La Paz. ... The Parliamentary Assembly (Parlementarna SkupÅ¡tina) has two chambers. ... The House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Predstavnicki Dom, is the upper house of the National Assembly in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... The Parliamentary Assembly (Parlementarna SkupÅ¡tina) has two chambers. ... The Parliament of Botswana consists of two chambers: The House of Chiefs (Upper Chamber) The National Assembly (Lower Chamber) This politics-related article is a stub. ... The National Assembly of Botswana is the lower chamber of the countrys bicameral Parliament. ... Botswanas House of Chiefs (Setswana: Ntlo ya Dikgosi) is the advisory, upper chamber of the countrys bicameral Parliament. ... Brazils bicameral National Congress (Portuguese: Congresso Nacional) consists of the Federal Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. ... National Congress of Brazil - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Brazils bicameral National Congress (Portuguese: Congresso Nacional) consists of the Federal Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. ... Legislative Council of Brunei is the parliament in Brunei. ... The National Assembly of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Народното събрание, transliterated: Narodno Sabranie) is the unicameral parliament and body of the legislative of the Republic of Bulgaria. ... The unicameral National Assembly of Burkina Faso is the countrys legislative body. ... The Parliament of Burundi consists of two chambers: The Senate (Upper Chamber) The National Assembly (Lower Chamber) This politics-related article is a stub. ... The National Assembly is the lower chamber of Parliament in Burundi. ... The Senate is the upper chamber of Parliament in Burundi. ... Parliament has two chambers. ... Parliament has two chambers. ... The Senate (Sénat) is one of the chambers of Parliament. ... The National Assembly (French: Assemblée Nationale) is the parliament of Cameroon. ... The Parliament of Canada (French: Parlement du Canada) is Canadas legislative branch, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. ... The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ... Members of the House of Commons in the 38th Parliament of Canada, as of November 10, 2005. ... The Senate (French: Sénat) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the House of Commons. ... List of members of the Senate of Canada in order of seniority in the Senate. ... The unicameral National Assembly of Cape Verde is the countrys legislative body. ... The unicameral National Assembly of the Central African Republic is the countrys legislative body. ... The National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) is the parliament of Chad. ... Congress building The National Congress (Spanish: Congreso Nacional) is the legislative branch of the government of the Republic of Chile. ... Congress building The Chamber of Deputies of the Republic of Chile (Spanish: Cámara de Diputados) is the lower house of Chiles bicameral Congress. ... Chile Congress building The Senate of the Republic of Chile is the upper house of Chiles bicameral Congress, as established in the current constitution. ... The Great Hall of the People, where the NPC convenes The National Peoples Congress (全国人民代表大会 in Pinyin: Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì, literally Pan-Nation Congress of the Peoples Representatives), abbreviated PNCOTPR, is the highest legislative body in the Peoples Republic of China. ... National motto: None Official language Mandarin Chinese Capital and largest city Taipei President Chen Shui-bian Vice President Annette Lu Premier Su Tseng-chang Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 138th 35,980 km² 2. ... Congress (Spanish: Congreso) is the name given to Colombias bicameral national legislature. ... The House of Representatives (Spanish: Cámara de Representantes) is the lower house of the Congress of Colombia. ... The Senate (Spanish: Senado) is the upper house of the Congress of Colombia. ... The Parliament of the Cook Islands or Legislative Council has 25 members, elected for a five year term in single-seat constuencies 2004 Legislative election Categories: | | ... The unicameral Assembly of the Union of the Comoros is the countrys legislative body. ... The Parliament of the Republic of Congo consists of two chambers: The Senate (Upper Chamber) The National Assembly (Lower Chamber) Categories: | | | | | ... The Parliament of the Republic of Congo (Parlement) has two chambers. ... The Parliament of the Republic of Congo (Parlement) has two chambers. ... External Links Parlement de la Republique Democratique du Congo, Official Site ... Composition of the National Assembly This politics-related article is a stub. ... ... The Legislative Assembly ( Spanish: Asamblea Legislativa) is the unicameral legislative branch of the government of Costa Rica. ... The National Assembly of Côte dIvoire is Côte dIvoires unicameral legislative body. ... The parliament of Croatia is called Hrvatski Sabor in Croatian - the word sabor means an assembly, a gathering, a congress. ... The National Assembly of People’s Power (Spanish: Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular) is the legislature of the Republic of Cuba. ... The House of Representatives (Vouli Antiprosópon/Temsilciler Meclisi) is the parliament of Cyprus. ... The Parliament of the Czech Republic (in Czech Parlament ÄŒeské republiky) is the legislative body of the Czech Republic. ... The Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (in Czech Poslanecká snÄ›movna Parlamentu ÄŒeské republiky, abbr. ... The Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (in Czech Senát Parlamentu ÄŒeské republiky, usually referred to as Senát) is the upper house of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. ... The Folketing, or Folketinget, is the name of the national parliament of Denmark. ... The National Assembly (formerly the Chamber of Deputies) is the unicameral legislative branch of the government of Djibouti. ... The unicameral House of Assembly of Dominica is the countrys legislative body. ... In the Dominican Republic legislative power is vested in the National Congress (Congreso Nacional), a bicameral legislature comprising a Senate (32 senators), and a Chamber of Deputies (150 deputies). ... The Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) is the lower house of the Dominican Republics bicameral National Congress. ... The Senate (Senado) is the upper house of the Dominican Republics bicameral National Congress. ... The National Parliament of East Timor (Portuguese: Parlamento Nacional de Timor-Leste) is the unicameral national legislature in East Timor. ... The National Congress (Spanish: Congreso Nacional) is the unicameral legislative branch of the government of Ecuador. ... The Parliament of Egypt is a bicameral legislature. ... The Peoples Assembly (Arabic: Majilis Al-Sha’ab مجلس الشعب) is the lower house of Egypts bicameral parliament. ... The Shura Council (Arabic: Majilis Al-Shura) is the upper house of Egyptian bicameral parliament. ... The Legislative Assembly is the legislative branch of the government of El Salvador. ... The unicameral House of Peoples Representatives of Equatorial Guinea is the countrys legislative body. ... The National Assembly (Hagerawi Baito) has 104 members, 60 members appointed and 44 members representing the members of the Central Committee of the Peoples Front for Democracy and Justice. ... Riigikogu is the name of the national parliament of Estonia. ... The Parliament of Ethiopia consists of two chambers: The House of Federation (Upper Chamber) The House of Peoples Representatives (Lower Chamber) This politics-related article is a stub. ... The Federal Parliamentary Assembly of Ethiopia has two chambers. ... The Federal Parliamentary Assembly of Ethiopia has two chambers. ... Fijis Parliament is bicameral. ... Overview The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of Fijis Parliament. ... The Senate of Fiji is the upper chamber of Parliament. ... The Eduskunta (in Finnish), or the Riksdag (in Swedish), is the Parliament of Finland. ... The Parlement of France is bicameral, and consists of the National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) and the Senate (Sénat). ... The Palais Bourbon, front The French National Assembly (French: Assemblée nationale) is one of the two houses of the bicameral Parliament of France under the Fifth Republic. ... List in alphabetical order of the deputies of the 12th French National Assembly (2002- present). ... The Senate amphitheater in the Luxembourg Palace The Senate (in French :le Sénat) is the upper house of the Parliament of France. ... The Parliament of Gabon consists of two chambers: The Senate (Upper Chamber) The National Assembly (Lower Chamber) This politics-related article is a stub. ... The Parliament (Parlement) has two chambers. ... The Senate (Sénat) is the upper house of the Parliament of Gabon. ... The National Assembly is the legislative branch of government in The Gambia. ... The Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia was the first National Parliament of the Republic of Georgia in the post-Soviet era (in 1990 - 1992). ... The Bundestag (Federal Diet) is the parliament of Germany. ... This is a list of members of the 16th Bundestag - the parliament of Germany. ... The Bundesrat (federal council) is the representation of the 16 Germany at the federal level. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... The Hellenic Parliament (Greek: Βουλή των Ελλήνων; transliterated Vouli ton Ellinon; literally Council of the Greeks) is the parliament of Greece, located in Syntagma Square in Athens. ... The Parliament of Grenada has two chambers. ... The House of Representatives is one of the chambers of the Parliament of Grenada. ... The Senate is one of the chambers of the Parliament of Grenada. ... The Congress of the Republic (Spanish: Congreso de la República) is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Guatemala. ... The States of Guernsey (French: États de Guernesey) is the parliament of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. ... The unicameral National Assembly of Guinea is the countrys legislative body. ... The unicameral National Peoples Assembly of Guinea-Bissau is the countrys legislative body. ... The National Assembly is the parliament of Guyana. ... The bicameral National Assembly of Haiti (Assemblée Nationale) has two houses: The Chamber of Deputies of Haiti has eighty three members which are elected for four-year terms. ... The Chamber of Deputies of Haiti has eighty three members which are elected for four-year terms. ... The Senate of Haiti consists of twenty seven seats, one third elected every two years. ... The National Congress (Spanish: Congreso Nacional) is the legislative branch of the government of Honduras. ... PRC redirects here. ... The Legislative Council (abbreviated as LegCo; Chinese: 立法會, Pinyin: LìfÇŽ Huì; formerly 立法局, LìfÇŽ Jú) is the unicameral legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... The National Assembly of Hungary (Országgyűlés) is the national parliament of Hungary. ... The Althing (Modern Icelandic Alþingi; Old Norse Alþing) is the national parliament: literally, the all-thing (or General Assembly) of Iceland. ... The Parliament of India (or Sansad) is bicameral. ... Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India. ... List of Members of the 14th Lok Sabha, elected April-May 2004 // States Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chhattisgarh Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Orissa Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttaranchal West Bengal Union... Executive President Vice-President Prime Minister Dy. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Peoples Representative Council is the lower house of the legislature of Indonesia. ... Indonesia has moved towards bicameralism by establishing the Dewan Perwakilan Daerah, most commonly called the DPD in the Indonesian media. ... مجلس شورای اسلامی - The Majles; Irans Parliament. ... The Oireachtas is the National Parliament of the Republic of Ireland. ... The Dáil Chamber Dáil Éireann is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland. ... This is a list of the members who were elected to the 29th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Republic of Ireland. ... The Seanad Chamber The Seanad meets in the former picture gallery in Leinster House. ... This is a list of members of Seanad Éireann, the Republic of Irelands senate, as of 2004. ... The Tynwald is the bicameral legislature of the Isle of Man. ... The House of Keys is the directly elected lower Branch of Tynwald the Parliament of the Isle of Man, the other of the two Branches being the Legislative Council. ... The Legislative Council of the Isle of Man is the upper Branch of Tynwald, the Manx legislature. ... The modern Knesset building, Israels parliament, in Jerusalem Though similar-sounding, Beit Knesset (בית כנסת) literally means House of Assembly, and refers to a synagogue. ... Members of the 17th Knesset (elected 2006), preliminary list See also Knesset List of Knesset speakers List of political parties in Israel List of Israelis List of Likud Knesset Members Prime Minister of Israel President of Israel Politics of Israel External link All past and present members Category: ... The Parliament of Italy (Italian: Parlamento Italiano) is the national parliament of Italy. ... Chamber of Deputies or Camera dei Deputati, one house of the bicameral parliamentary system, seats 630 members of which 475 are directly elected and 155 by regional proportional representation. ... The Italian Senate (Italian: Senato della Repubblica, Senate of the Republic) is the upper house of the Parliament of Italy. ... Parliament is the legislative branch of the government of Jamaica. ... Parliament is the legislative branch of the government of Jamaica. ... Parliament is the legislative branch of the government of Jamaica. ... The National Diet of Japan (国会 kokkai) is Japans legislature. ... // House of Councillors Liberal Democratic Party (115 members) Masatoshi Abe Jiro Aichi Issei Anan Mikio Aoki Shogo Arai Akito Arima Haruko Arimura Yukio Dammoto Chuichi Date Motoyuki Fujii Kimitaka Fujino Keishiro Fukushima Hiroko Goto Seiko Hashimoto Minao Hattori Yoshimasa Hayashi Eisuke Hinode Sanzo Hosaka Ichiro Ichikawa Hajimu Irisawa Kuniomi Iwai... The House of Representatives (衆議院; Shugi-in) is the lower house of the Diet of Japan. ... The House of Councillors chamber, in the National Diet Building in Tokyo. ... The States of Jersey (French: États de Jersey) is the parliament of Jersey. ... The parliament of Jordan, the National Assembly (Majlis al-Umma) has two chambers. ... The lower house of the National Assembly (Majlis al-Umma) of Jordan is Chamber of Deputies (Majlis al-Nuwaab). ... The upper house of the National Assembly (Majlis al-Umma) has two chambers is the Assembly of Senators (Majlis al-Aayan). ... The Parliament of Kazakhstan is a bicameral legislature consisting of the upper house Senate of Kazakhstan and the lower house Majilis. ... The Majlis is the name given to the second house of the parlaiment of Kazakhstan. ... The legislature, known as the Parliament (Parlamenti), has two chambers. ... The unicameral National Assembly of Kenya is the countrys legislative body. ... The House of Assembly of Kiribati (official constitutional name: Maneaba ni Maungatabu) has 42 members, 40 elected for a four year term in single-seat and multi-seat constituencies, 1 delegate from Banaba Island and 1 ex-officio member (the Attorney General). ... North Korea, officially the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK; Korean: Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk; Hangul: 조선민주주의인민공화국; Hanja: 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國), is a country in eastern Asia, covering the northern half of the peninsula of Korea. ... The Supreme Peoples Assembly is the parliament of the North Korea (DPRK). ... Motto: 널리 인간 세계를 이롭게 하라 (Broadly bring benefit to humanity) Anthem: Aegukga Capital Seoul Largest city Seoul Official language(s) Korean Government President Prime Minister Presidential democracy Roh Moo-hyun Han Myung-sook Establishment - Gojoseon - Declaration of Republic - Liberation - First Republic 2333 BC March 1, 1919 August 15, 1945 August 15, 1948 Area  - Total... 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The Chamber of Senators of Paraguay (Cámara de Senadores), the upper house of the National Congress, has 45 members, elected for a five year term by proportional representation. ... Congress (Spanish: Congreso) is the name given to Perus unicameral legislature under the current (1993) constitution. ... Philippine Congress Session Hall The legislative power is vested in Congress, which consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. ... The House of Representatives (Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan in Filipino) is the lower chamber of the Congress of the Philippines. ... The Senate of the Philippines is the upper chamber of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, the Congress of the Philippines. ... The National Assembly (Zgromadzanie Narodowe) is the name of both chambers of the Polish parliament, the Sejm and the Senate, when sitting in joint session. ... This article is about the lower chamber of Polish parliament. ... 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The Chamber of Deputies (Umutwe wAbadepite or Chambre des Députés) is the lower house of the bicameral national legislature of Rwanda. ... The Parliament (Inteko Ishinga Amategeko or Parlement) has two chambers. ... The National Assembly is the parliament of Saint Kitts and Nevis. ... The Parliament of Saint Lucia has two chambers. ... The Legislature has two chambers. ... The Legislature has two chambers. ... The unicameral House of Assembly serves as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines legislative body. ... The Fono or Legislative Assembly is the parliament of Samoa. ... The Grand and General Council (Consiglio Grande e Generale) is the parliament of San Marino. ... The unicameral National Assembly of São Tomé and Príncipe is highest legislative authority in the country. ... Saudi Arabia has no parliament. ... The unicameral National Assembly of Senegal (French: Assemblée nationale du Sénégal) is the countrys legislative body. ... 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Motto: Freedom, Democracy and Success for All Anthem: Samo ku waar Samo ku waar Saamo ku waar Capital Hargeisa Largest city Hargeisa Official language(s) Somali Government President Republic Dahir Riyale Kahin Independence  - Declared  - Recognition From Somalia  - May 18, 1991  - none Area  â€¢ Total  â€¢ Water (%)   137,600 km² (-) n/a Population... The Parliament of Somaliland consists of two chambers: The House of Elders (Upper Chamber) The House of Representatives (Lower Chamber) This politics-related article is a stub. ... The unicameral House of Representatives of Somaliland is the self-declared, breakaway republics legislative body. ... The Parliament of Somaliland (Baarlamaanka) has two chambers. ... The Parliament of South Africa, has undergone many transformations, as a result of the countrys tumultuous history. ... The National Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of South Africa, located in Cape Town, Western Cape Province. ... 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National motto: Together we aspire, together we achieve Official language English Capital Port of Spain President George Maxwell Richards Prime Minister Patrick Manning Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 163rd 5,128 km² Negligible Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 151st 1,262,366 215/km² HDI (2003) 0. ... The Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago is the legislative branch of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. ... The House of Representatives is the elected Lower House of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. ... The Senate is the appointed Upper House of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. ... Chamber of Deputies of Tunisia is the parliament in Tunisia. ... The Grand National Assembly (Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi in Turkish) is the unicameral parliament of Turkey which carries out legislative functions. ... Next to the Assembly (Mejlis), the Peoples Council (Khalk Maslakhaty) is considered the ultimate representative body. ... 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The Senate of Zimbabwe is the upper chamber of the countrys bicameral Parliament. ...

Notes

  1. In addition to their unicameral national parliaments, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama and also return directly elected deputies to the supranational Central American Parliament. They have since been joined by the Dominican Republic, following its accession to the Parliament in February 2004.
  2. In addition to their national parliaments, the nations of the European Union also return directly elected members to the supranational European Parliament. The most recent elections were held in June 2004. See European Parliament election, 2004.
  3. In addition to their national parliaments, the nations of the African Union nominate certain parliament members of member nations to serve in the Pan-African Parliament.

The Central American Parliament, also know by the abbreviation Parlacen (from the Spanish Parlamento Centroamericano) is a political institution devoted to the integration of the Central American countries. ... 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → // February 29, 2004 Jean-Bertrand Aristide resigns as president of Haiti and flees the country for the Central African Republic. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: June 2004 in sports Deaths in June • 28 Anthony Buckeridge • 26 Naomi Shemer • 26 Yash Johar • 22 Bob Bemer • 22 Thomas Gold • 22 Francisco Ortiz Franco • 16 Thanom Kittikachorn • 10 Ray Charles • 5 Ronald Reagan... Elections to the European Parliament were held from June 10, 2004 to June 13, 2004 in the 25 member states of the European Union, using varying election days according to local custom. ... Anthem: Let us all unite and celebrate together Official languages The African languages, as well as Arabic, Swahili, English, French and Portuguese Some member states have other official languages. ... The Pan-African Parliament is the legislative body of the African Union; at present it exercises oversight, and has advisory and consultative powers. ...

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