General Knowledge of World Famous arliaments

General Knowledge of World Famous Parliaments

In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries.

The term is similar to the idea of a senate, synod or congress, and is commonly used in countries that are current or former monarchies, a form of government with a monarch as the head. Some contexts restrict the use of the word parliament to parliamentary systems, although it is also used to describe the legislature in some presidential systems (e.g. the French parliament), even where it is not in the official name.

Historically, parliaments included various kinds of deliberative, consultative, and judicial assemblies, e.g. mediaeval parlements.

Etymology

The English term is derived from Anglo-Norman and dates to the 14th century, coming from the 11th century Old French parlement, from parler, meaning "to talk". The meaning evolved over time, originally referring to any discussion, conversation, or negotiation through various kinds of deliberative or judicial groups, often summoned by a monarch. By the 15th century, in Britain, it had come to specifically mean the legislature.

Early parliaments

Since ancient times, when societies were tribal, there were councils or a headman whose decisions were assessed by village elders. This is called tribalism. Some scholars suggest that in ancient Mesopotamia there was a primitive democratic government where the kings were assessed by council. The same has been said about ancient India, where some form of deliberative assemblies existed, and therefore there was some form of democracy. However, these claims are not accepted by most scholars, who see these forms of government as oligarchies.

COUNTRY            PARLIAMENT

Afghanistan	Shora
Albania	People’s Assembly
Algeria	National People’s Assembly
Andorra	General Council
Angola	National People’s Assembly
Argentina	National Congress
Australia	Federal Parliament
Austria	National Assembly
Azerbaijan	Melli Majlis
Bahamas	General Assembly
Bahrain	Consultative Council
Bangladesh	Jatia Parliament
Belize	National Assembly
Bhutan	Tsogdu
Bolivia	National Congress
Botswana	National Assembly
Brazil	National Congress
Britain	Parliment (House Of Common’s And House Of Lords)
Brunei	National Assembly
Bulgaria	Narodno Subranie
Cambodia	National Assembly
Canada	Parliament
China	National People’s Assembly
Colombia	Congress
Comoros	Legislative Council And Senate
Congo Democratic	Rep. Of National Legislative Council
Costa Rice	Legislative Council And Senate
Crotia	Sabor
Cuba	National Assembly Of People’s Power
Denmark	Folketing
East Timor	Constituent Assembly
Ecuador	National Congress
Egypt	People’s Assembly
El Salvador	Legislative Assembly
Ethiopia	Federal Council And House Of Representative
Fiji Islands	Senate & House Of Representative
Finland	Eduskusta (Parliament)
France	National Assembly
Germany	Bundestag (Lower House) &  Bundesrat (Upper House)
Great Britain	Parliament
Greece	Chamber Of Deputies
Guyana	National Assembly
Hungary	National Assembly
Iceland	Althing
India	Sansad
Indonesia	People’s Consultative Assembly
Iran	Majlis
Iraq	National Assembly
Ireland	Oireachtas
Israel	The Knesset
Italy	Chamber Of Deputies And Senate
Japan	Diet
Jordan	National Assembly
Korea(North)	Supreme People’s Assembly
Korea(South)	National Assembly
Kuwait	National Assembly
Labanon	National Assembly
Laos	People’s Supreme Assembly
Lativa	Saeima
Lesotho	National Assembly And Senate
Libya	General People’s Congress
Lithuania	Seimas
Luxembourg	Chamber Of Deputies
Madagascar	National People’s Assembly
Magnolia	Khural
Malaysia	Majilis
Maldives	Majilis
Mongolia	Great People’s Khural
Montenegro	Federal Assembly
Mozambique	People’s Assembly
Myanmar	Pyithu Hluttaw
Nepal	Rashtriya Panchayat
Netherlands	States General (Staten-General)
New Zealand	Parliament (House Of Representative)
Norway	Storting
Oman	Monarchy
Pakistan	National Assembly & Senate
Papua New Guinea	National Parliament
Paraguay	Senate & Chamber Of Deputies
Philippines	The Congress
Poland	Sejm
Romania	Great National Assembly
Russia	Duma & Federal Council
Saudi Arabia	Majlis Al Shura
South Africa	Parliament
Spain	Crotes
Taiwan	Yuan
Turkey	Grand National Assembly
Uruguay	Genral Assembly
USA	Congress
Uzbekistan	Oliy Majlis
Vietnam	National Assembly
Zambia	National Assembly
Zimbabwe	Parliament

Parliaments of the European Union
European Parliament
Parliament of Austria (consisting of the National Council and the Federal Council)
Belgian Federal Parliament (consisting of the Chamber of Representatives and the Senate)
National Assembly of Bulgaria
Croatian Parliament
House of Representatives (Cyprus)
Parliament of the Czech Republic (consisting of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate)
Folketing (Denmark)
Riigikogu (Estonia)
Parliament of Finland
Parliament of France (consisting of the National Assembly and the Senate)
Bundestag and Bundesrat (Germany)
Hellenic Parliament (Greece)
National Assembly (Hungary)
Oireachtas (Ireland) (consisting of the President of Ireland, Dáil Éireann (Lower House) and Seanad Éireann (Senate))
Parliament of Italy (consisting of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate)
Saeima (Latvia)
Seimas (Lithuania)
Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg)
House of Representatives (Malta)
States General of the Netherlands (consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate)
National Assembly of the Republic of Poland (consisting of the Sejm and the Senate)
Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)
Parliament of Romania (consisting of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate)
National Council (Slovakia)
Parliament of Slovenia (consisting of the National Assembly and the National Council)
Cortes Generales (Spain) (consisting of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate)
Riksdag (Sweden)
Parliament of the United Kingdom (consisting of the Queen, the House of Commons and the House of Lords)