List of national legislatures
This is a list of national parliaments, generally an assembly of representatives with the power to legislate (legislatures).
| Country | Legislature | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall name | Lower house | Upper 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 | Eerste Kamer | Tweede Kamer |
| New Zealand
| Parliament | ||
| Nicaragua
| National Assembly | ||
| Nigeria
| National Assembly | House of Representatives | Senate |
| Pakistan
| Parliament | National Assembly | Senate |
| Panama
| Legislative Assembly | ||
| Paraguay
| Congress | Chamber of Deputies | Senate |
| Peru
| Congress | ||
| Philippines
| Congress | House of Represenatatives | Senate |
| Poland
| National Assembly | Sejm | Senate |
| Russia
| Federal Assembly | Duma | Federation Council |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis
| National Assembly | ||
| Saint Lucia
| Parliament | House of Assembly | Senate |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
| House of Assembly | ||
| Samoa
| Fono | ||
| South Africa
| Parliament | National Assembly | National Council of Provinces |
| Spain
| Cortes | Congress of Deputies | Senate |
| Sudan
| National Assembly | ||
| Suriname
| National Assembly | ||
| Switzerland
| Federal Assembly | National Council | Council of States |
| Taiwan (ROC)
| Legislative Yuan | ||
| Tanzania
| National Assembly | ||
| Thailand
| National Assembly | House of Representatives | Senate |
| Trinidad & Tobago
| Parliament | House of Representatives | Senate |
| Turkey
| Grand National Assembly of Turkey | ||
| Ukraine
| Supreme Council | ||
| United Kingdom
| Parliament | House of Commons | House of Lords |
| United States
| Congress | House of Representatives | Senate |
| Uruguay
| General Assembly | Chamber of Representatives | Senate |
| Venezuela
| National Assembly | ||
| Vietnam
| National Assembly | ||


