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What is Parliament?

In any democratic form of government the supreme legislative body is called as Parliament. It is also the executive governing body of the country. Parliament, Congress, National Assembly etc are the common names used to represent this legislative body.

The Legislature can be Unicameral or Bicameral. Smaller countries with small constituencies may prefer Unicameral legislature but bigger countries generally have Bicameral type legislature. In Bicameral legislature the Parliament have two houses- the Lower House and the Upper House. The members of lower house are generally directly elected from citizens while members of Upper house are generally nominated.

Below is the list of Parliament’s name in some of the Famous countries of the world.

List Parliaments of Different Countries

Facts about Indian Parliament

• The Parliament of India is circular which represents “Continuity”.
• The library in the Indian Parliament is the second largest in India.
• Around 12 noon MPs can discuss any important topic with prior notice to the Speaker. This is known as Zero Hour.
• Parliament canteen is the cheapest in the country with 3 course veg meal in 61 Rs and Chicken Biryani for Rs. 51.
• The unique circular structure of our parliament stands out from the other government buildings around the world, and is considered to be among the best architectural designs.