The CIA World Factbook Edition 1991 Government
Legislative branch In 36 editions of 36.
Legislative branch was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 1991 edition carries it in 212 entries, in its Government section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
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Africa
55 entriesBotswana
bicameral National Assembly consists of an upper house or House of Chiefs and a lower house or National Assembly
Burkina now Burkina Faso
unicameral National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) was dissolved on 25 November 1980
Burundi
- unicameral National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) was dissolved following the coup of 3 September 1987;
- at an extraordinary party congress held from 27 to 29 December 1990, the Central Committee of the National Party of Unity and Progress (UPRONA) replaced the Military Committee for National Salvation, and became the supreme governing body during the transition to constitutional government
Central African Republic
- unicameral National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) advised by the Economic and Regional Council (Conseil Economique et Regional);
- when they sit together this is known as the Congress (Congres)
Chad
- the National Consultative Council (Conseil National Consultatif) was disbanded 3 December 1990 and replaced by the Provisional Council of the Republic;
- 30 members appointed by President DEBY on 8 March 1991
Congo now Republic of the Congo
unicameral National People's Assembly (Assemblee Nationale Populaire)
Egypt
unicameral People's Assembly (Majlis al-Chaab); note--there is an Advisory Council (Majlis al-Shura) that functions in a consultative role
Equatorial Guinea
unicameral House of Representatives of the People (Camara de Representantes del Pueblo)
Swaziland now Eswatini
bicameral Parliament is advisory and consists of an upper house or Senate and a lower house or House of Assembly
Ghana
unicameral National Assembly dissolved after 31 December 1981 coup, and legislative powers were assumed by the Provisional National Defense Council
Guinea
People's National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale Populaire) was dissolved after the 3 April 1984 coup
Lesotho
- none--the bicameral Parliament was dissolved following the military coup in January 1986;
- note--a National Constituent Assembly convened in June 1990 to rewrite the constitution and debate issues of national importance, but it has no legislative authority
Liberia
bicameral National Assembly consists of an upper house or Senate and a lower house or House of Representatives
Mauritania
unicameral National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale), dissolved after 10 July 1978 coup; legislative power resides with the CMSN
Namibia
- bicameral;
- House of Review (upper house, to be established with elections in 1992 by planned new regional authorities);
- National Assembly (lower house elected by universal suffrage)
South Africa
tricameral Parliament (Parlement) consists of the House of Assembly (Volksraad; whites), House of Representatives (Raad van Verteenwoordigers; Coloreds), and House of Delegates (Raad van Afgevaardigdes; Indians)
Antarctic Region
1 entryArctic Region
2 entriesAsia
13 entriesAfghanistan
bicameral National Assembly (Meli Shura) consists of an upper house or Council of Elders (Sena) and a lower house or Council of Representatives (Wolosi Jirga)
India
bicameral Parliament (Sansad) consists of an upper house or Council of States (Rajya Sabha) and a lower house or House of the People (Lok Sabha)
Japan
bicameral Diet (Kokkai) consists of an upper house or House of Councillors (Sangi-in) and a lower house or House of Representatives (Shugi-in)
Nepal
bicameral Parliament consists of an upper house or National Council and a lower house or House of Representatives
Pakistan
bicameral Parliament (Mijlis-e-Shoora) consists of an upper house or Senate and a lower house or National Assembly
Central America and the Caribbean
31 entriesAntigua and Barbuda
bicameral Parliament consists of an upper house or Senate and a lower house or House of Representatives
The Bahamas
bicameral Parliament consists of an upper house or Senate and a lower house or House of Assembly
Barbados
bicameral Parliament consists of an upper house or Senate and a lower house or House of Assembly
Belize
bicameral National Assembly consists of an upper house or Senate and a lower house or House of Representatives
Dominican Republic
bicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional) consists of an upper chamber or Senate (Senado) and lower chamber or Chamber of Deputies (Camara de Diputados)
Grenada
bicameral Parliament consists of an upper house or Senate and a lower house or House of Representatives
Haiti
bicameral National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) consisting of an upper house or Senate and a lower house or House of Deputies
Jamaica
bicameral Parliament consists of an upper house or Senate and a lower house or House of Representatives
Puerto Rico
bicameral Legislative Assembly consists of an upper house or Senate and a lower house or House of Representatives
Saint Lucia
bicameral Parliament consists of an upper house or Senate and a lower house or House of Assembly
Trinidad and Tobago
bicameral Parliament consists of an upper house or Senate and a lower house or House of Representatives
Europe
36 entriesAustria
bicameral Federal Assembly (Bundesversammlung) consists of an upper council or Federal Council (Bundesrat) and a lower council or National Council (Nationalrat)
Belgium
bicameral Parliament consists of an upper chamber or Senate (Flemish--Senaat, French--Senat) and a lower chamber or Chamber of Representatives (Flemish--Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers, French--Chambre des Representants)
Czechoslovakia
bicameral Federal Assembly (Federalni Shromazdeni) consists of an upper house or Chamber of Nations (Snemovna Narodu) and a lower house or Chamber of the People (Snemovna Lidu)
France
bicameral Parliament (Parlement) consists of an upper house or Senate (Senat) and a lower house or National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale)
Germany
- bicameral parliament (no official name for the two chambers as a whole) consists of an upper chamber or Federal Council (Bundesrat) and a lower chamber or Federal Diet (Bundestag) Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht) Chief of State--President Dr. Richard von WEIZSACKER (since 1 July 1984);
- Head of Government--Chancellor Dr. Helmut KOHL (since 4 October 1982) Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Helmut KOHL, chairman;
- Christian Social Union (CSU), Theo WAIGEL;
- Free Democratic Party (FDP), Otto Count LAMBSDORFF, chairman;
- Social Democratic Party (SPD), Bjoern ENGHOLM, chairman;
- Green Party--Volmer LUDGER, Christine WEISKE, co-chairmen (after the 2 December 1990 election the East and West German Green Parties united);
- Alliance 90 includes three parties--New Forum, Jens REICH, Sebastian PFLUGBEIL, spokespersons;
- Democracy Now, Konrad WEISS, spokesperson;
- and Initiative, Peace, and Human Rights Party, Gerd POPPE;
- Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS, formerly the East German Communist Party), Gregor GYSI, chairman;
- Republikaner, Franz SCHONHUBER;
- National Democratic Party (NPD), Martin MUSSGNUG;
- Communist Party (DKP), Herbert MIES
Ireland
bicameral Parliament (Oireachtas) consists of an upper house or Senate (Seanad Eireann) and a lower house or House of Representatives (Dail Eireann)
Man, Isle of now Isle of Man
bicameral Tynwald consists of an upper house or Legislative Council and a lower house or House of Keys
Italy
bicameral Parliament (Parlamento) consists of an upper chamber or Senate of the Republic (Senato della Repubblica) and a lower chamber or Chamber of Deputies (Camera dei Deputati)
Luxembourg
- unicameral Chamber of Deputies (Chambre des Deputes);
- note--the Council of State (Conseil d'Etat) is an advisory body whose views are considered by the Chamber of Deputies
Netherlands
bicameral legislature (Staten Generaal) consists of an upper chamber or First Chamber (Eerste Kamer) and a lower chamber or Second Chamber (Tweede Kamer)
Norway
unicameral Parliament (Stortinget) with an Upper Chamber (Lagting) and a Lower Chamber (Odelsting)
Poland
bicameral National Assembly (Zgromadzenie Narodowe) consists of an upper house or Senate (Senat) and a lower house or Diet (Sejm)
Romania
bicameral Parliament consists of an upper house or Senate (Senat) and a lower house or House of Deputies (Adunarea Deputatilor)
Soviet Union
the Congress of People's Deputies (S'ezd Narodnykh Deputatov) is the supreme organ of USSR state power and selects the bicameral Supreme Soviet (Verkhovnyi Sovyet) which consists of two coequal houses--Soviet of the Union (Soviet Soiuza) and Soviet of Nationalities (Soviet Natsional'nostei)
Spain
bicameral The General Courts or National Assembly (Las Cortes Generales) consists of an upper house or Senate (Senado) and a lower house or Congress of Deputies (Congreso de los Diputados)
Switzerland
bicameral Federal Assembly (German--Bundesversammlung, French--Assemblee Federale, Italian--Assemblea Federale) consists of an upper council or Council of States (German--Standerat, French--Conseil des Etats, Italian--Consiglio degli Stati) and a lower council or National Council (German--Nationalrat, French--Conseil National, Italian--Consiglio Nazionale)
United Kingdom
bicameral Parliament consists of an upper house or House of Lords and a lower house or House of Commons
Yugoslavia
bicameral Federal (Skupstina) consists of an upper chamber or Chamber of Republics and Provinces (Vece Republika i Pokrajina) and a lower chamber or Federal Chamber
Middle East
15 entriesBahrain
unicameral National Assembly was dissolved 26 August 1975 and legislative powers were assumed by the Cabinet
Cyprus
unicameral House of Representatives (Vouli Antiprosopon); note--there is a unicameral Assembly of the Republic (Cumhuriyet Meclisi) in the Turkish area
Jordan
- bicameral National Assembly (Majlis al-Umma) consists of an upper house or House of Notables (Majlis al-Aayan) and a lower house or House of Deputies (Majlis al-Nuwaab);
- note--the House of Deputies was dissolved by King Hussein on 30 July 1988 as part of Jordanian disengagement from the West Bank and in November 1989 the first parliamentary elections in 22 years were held, with no seats going to Palestinians on the West Bank
Yemen
unicameral House of Representatives; note--northern Yemen's Consultative Assembly (Majlis Chura) and southern Yemen's Supreme People's Council (Majlis al-Shab al-Ala) will combine to form the basis for the new unicameral House of Representatives
North America
5 entriesBermuda
bicameral Parliament consists of an upper house or Senate and a lower house or House of Assembly
Canada
bicameral Parliament (Parlement) consists of an upper house or Senate (Senat) and a lower house or House of Commons (Chambre des Communes)
Mexico
bicameral National Congress (Congreso de la Union) consists of an upper chamber or Senate (Camara de Senadores) and a lower chamber or Chamber of Deputies (Camara de Diputados)
United States
bicameral Congress consists of an upper house or Senate and a lower house or House of Representatives
Oceania
25 entriesAmerican Samoa
bicameral Legislative Assembly (Fono) consists of an upper house or Senate and a lower house or House of Representatives
Australia
bicameral Federal Parliament consists of an upper house or Senate and a lower house or House of Representatives
Cook Islands
unicameral Parliament; note--the House of Arikis (chiefs) advises on traditional matters, but has no legislative powers
Fiji
- the bicameral Parliament, consisting of an upper house or Senate and a lower house or House of Representatives, was dissolved following the coup of 14 May 1987;
- the Constitution of 23 September 1988 provides for a bicameral Parliament
Northern Mariana Islands
bicameral Legislature consists of an upper house or Senate and a lower house or House of Representatives
Pacific Islands, Trust Territory of the now Palau
bicameral Parliament (Olbiil Era Kelulau or OEK) consists of an upper house or Senate and a lower house or House of Delegates
Vanuatu
unicameral Parliament; note--the National Council of Chiefs advises on matters of custom and land
South America
14 entriesArgentina
bicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional) consists of an upper chamber or Senate (Senado) and a lower chamber or Chamber of Deputies (Camara de Diputados)
Bolivia
bicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional) consists of an upper chamber or Chamber of Senators (Camara de Senadores) and a lower chamber or Chamber of Deputies (Camara de Diputados)
Brazil
bicameral National Congress (Congresso Nacional) consists of an upper chamber or Federal Senate (Senado Federal) and a lower chamber or Chamber of Deputies (Camara dos Deputados)
Chile
bicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional) consisting of an upper house or Senate (Senado) and a lower house or Chamber of Deputies (Camara de Diputados)
Colombia
bicameral Congress (Congreso) consists of a nationally elected upper chamber or Senate (Senado) and a regionally elected lower chamber or Chamber of Representatives (Camara de Representantes)
Paraguay
bicameral Congress (Congreso) consists of an upper chamber or Chamber of Senators (Camara de Senadores) and a lower chamber or Chamber of Deputies (Camara de Diputados)
Peru
bicameral Congress (Congreso) consists of an upper chamber or Senate (Senado) and a lower chamber or Chamber of Deputies (Camara de Diputados)
Uruguay
bicameral General Assembly (Asamblea General) consists of an upper chamber or Chamber of Senators (Camara de Senadores) and a lower chamber or Chamber of Representatives (Camera de Representantes)
Venezuela
bicameral Congress of the Republic (Congreso de la Republica) consists of an upper chamber or Senate (Senado) and a lower chamber or Chamber of Deputies (Camara de Diputados)
Southeast Asia
15 entriesBurma now Burma (Myanmar)
unicameral People's Assembly (Pyithu Hluttaw) was dissolved after the coup of 18 September 1988
Indonesia
- unicameral House of Representatives (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat or DPR);
- note--the People's Consultative Assembly (Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat or MPR) includes the DPR plus 500 indirectly elected members who meet every five years to elect the president and vice president and, theoretically, to determine national policy
Malaysia
bicameral Parliament (Parlimen) consists of an upper house or Senate (Dewan Negara) and a lower house or House of Representatives (Dewan Rakyat)
Philippines
bicameral Congress (Kongreso) consists of an upper house or Senate (Senado) and a lower house or House of Representatives (Kapulungan Ng Mga Kinatawan)
Thailand
- bicameral National Assembly (Rathasatha) consists of an upper house or Senate (Vuthisatha) and a lower house or House of Representatives (Saphaphoothan-Rajsadhorn);
- following the military coup of 23 February 1991 the National Assembly was dissolved and a new interim National Legislative Assembly has been formed until elections are held in April 1992
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1991, “Legislative branch”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/legislative-branch/1991.