Parliaments of the World

Almost every country has a distinct name for its national legislature, and matching the name to the country is a very common LAT/CSS-style question. The trick is that many names sound similar (Riksdag vs Rikstag vs Riksgag) or the same name-pattern repeats with different countries as distractors, so precision matters more than recognition.

South Asia:

• Pakistan → Majlis-i-Shoora
• India → bicameral: Lok Sabha (lower house) and Rajya Sabha (upper house)
• Bangladesh → Jatiya Sangsad (unicameral)
• Afghanistan → Loya Jirga
• Nepal → National Panchayat
• Bhutan → Tshogdu (unicameral)
• Maldives → Majlis
• Sri Lanka → Parliament (referred to in exams as 'Sansad' when paired with Indonesia as a distractor — actually 'Sansad' is Indonesia's parliament, a common trap)

East/Central Asia:

• China → National People's Congress
• Myanmar → Pyithu Hluttaw
• Uzbekistan → Oliy Majlis
• Tajikistan → Majlis
• Turkmenistan → Majlis
• Mongolia → Great People's Khural
• Kazakhstan → Kenges

Middle East:

• Iran → Majlis
• Israel → Knesset
• Bahrain → Consultative Council
• Armenia → State Council
• Turkey → Grand National Assembly

East Asia (Pacific):

• Japan → Diet
• North Korea → Politburo
• Malaysia → bicameral: Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Negara
• Brunei → Legislative Council
• Azerbaijan → Milli Majlis

Africa:

• Sudan → National Legislature
• Ethiopia → Shengo (sometimes transliterated 'Shergo')
• Swaziland → Liblandia
• Benin → National Assembly (unicameral)
• South Africa → House of Assembly
• Tunisia → Assembly of Deputies
• Libya → Great People's Congress
• Algeria → National People's Assembly

Americas:

• USA → Congress
• Mexico → Congress of the Union
• Argentina → upper house: Chamber of Deputies
• Brazil → upper house: Federal Senate
• Peru → Congress
• Cuba → National Assembly of People's Power

Europe:

• Russia → Federal Assembly
• Finland → Eduskunta (Eduskunton)
• Belarus → National Assembly
• Germany → Bundestag
• Austria → Federal Assembly
• Croatia → Sabor
• Norway → Storting
• Albania → People's Assembly
• Denmark → Folketing
• Spain → Cortes
• Estonia → Riigikogu
• Lithuania → Seimas
• Latvia → Saeima
• Netherlands → Staten General
• Sweden → Riksdag
• Luxembourg → Chamber of Deputies
• Poland → lower house: Sejm
• Bosnia and Herzegovina → Skupstina
• Bulgaria → Narodno Sabranie
• Ireland → lower house: Dail
• United Kingdom → lower house: House of Commons

Study tip: Group Scandinavian/Nordic countries together (Storting=Norway, Folketing=Denmark, Riksdag=Sweden) since their names look alike, and separately memorize the Sanskrit/Arabic-rooted names (Majlis appears for Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Maldives, and Sabha appears for both houses of India's parliament) since exams frequently swap these among each other as wrong answers.