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Country: Netherlands

Type: Bicameral parliament

Houses:

1. First Chamber (Senate)
2. Second Chamber (House of Representatives)

Capital of country: Amsterdam (official capital)

Government seat: The Hague

Last verified on 16-05-2026

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• The Seimas is the unicameral parliament of Lithuania.
• Founded: 1445 (historical), 22 August 1922
• 141 members elected to four-year terms
• Location: Seimas Palace in Vilnius, Lithuania.
• Sessions: Meets in regular spring and autumn sessions.

Last updated by NA on 22-April-2026

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• Turkey has a unicameral legislative system, meaning it has only one parliamentary chamber.
• The legislative body is called the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.
• Responsible for making laws, approving budgets, and overseeing the government.

Additional information:

• Total members: 600
• Term length: 5 years
• Founded: 1920
• Voting system: Proportional representation
• Meets in: Ankara, Turkey

Last verified on 12-03-2026

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British Parliament

• Two Houses: House of Lords (Upper House) and House of Commons (Lower House).
• Location: Palace of Westminster, London, United Kingdom.
• Members of House of Lords: Around 780 members (life peers, bishops, hereditary peers).
• Main Role: Review legislation and provide expert debate.
• Major Reform Acts: Parliament Acts of 1911 and 1949 reduced its power.

Last verified on 09-03-2026

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The Parliament of Denmark is called the Folketing

Nickname: Borgen (The Castle).

Located at Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen.

It is a unicameral (one-chamber) parliament, established in its current form in 1953. 

Additional information related to Denmark

The capital is Copenhagen.

Currency is the Danish Krone.

The official language is Danish.

Located in Continent Europe.

 Primary Religion is Christianity.

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• The world's oldest parliament, founded in the year 930 AD,
• It is the Althingi of Iceland.
• Established at Þingvellir (Thingvellir) National Park
• The oldest legislature in the world,
• Founded
• 930
• 1800 (defunct)
• 1844 (restored)

Last updated by NS on 06 May 2026

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In Japan, the national legislature is called the Diet

It is a bicameral legislature composed of two houses:

1. The House of Representatives (, Shūgiin)
2. The House of Councillors (, Sangiin)

Founded: 29 November 1890

Additional information 

The currency of Japan is the yen.

Japan is an island country in East Asia.

It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean.

The capital of Japan is Tokyo.

The largest city in Japan is Tokyo.

Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire.

The official language is Japanese.

Japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world.

Japan is located on the continent of Asia.

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Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Pakistan.

Although there have been numerous amendments to the Constitution, there is yet to be a provision prohibiting the death penalty as a punitive remedy

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China's National People's Congress (NPC) is the largest parliamentary body in the world, with over 3,000 members.

List of countries

1. China - National People's Congress (NPC)
2. India - Parliament of India (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha combined)
3. United Kingdom - Parliament of the United Kingdom (House of Commons and House of Lords combined)
4. Pakistan - Parliament of Pakistan (National Assembly and Senate combined)
5. Bangladesh - Jatiya Sangsad