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Country |
Variable |
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| 1 |
Afghanistan |
Legislature |
na |
PHW; SYB |
| 1 |
Afghanistan |
Elections |
na |
PHW; SYB |
| 2 |
Albania |
Legislature |
Unicameral People's
Assembly or Kuvendi Popullor (140 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 2 |
Albania |
Elections |
2001 |
PHW; SYB |
| 3 |
Algeria |
Legislature |
Bicameral Parliament
consists of the National People's Assembly or Al-Majlis Ech-Chaabi Al-Watani
(389 seats) and the Council of Nations (144 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 3 |
Algeria |
Elections |
2002 May 30 (National
People's Assembly); Council of Nations (30 December 2000) |
PHW; SYB |
| 4 |
Andorra |
Legislature |
Unicameral General Council
of the Valleys or Consell General de las Valls (28 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 4 |
Andorra |
Elections |
2001 March 4 |
PHW; SYB |
| 5 |
Angola |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (220 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 5 |
Angola |
Elections |
1992 September 29-30 |
PHW; SYB |
| 6 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
Legislature |
Bicameral Parliament
consists of the Senate (17-member body appointed by the governor general) and
the House of Representatives (17 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 6 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
Elections |
1999 March 9 (House of
Representatives) |
PHW; SYB |
| 7 |
Argentina |
Legislature |
Bicameral National Congress
or Congreso Nacional consists of the Senate (72 seats) and the Chamber of
Deputies (257 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 7 |
Argentina |
Elections |
2001 October 14 (both
Chambers) |
PHW; SYB |
| 8 |
Armenia |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly (Parliament) or Azgayin Zhoghov (131 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 8 |
Armenia |
Elections |
1999 May 30 |
PHW; SYB |
| 9 |
Australia |
Legislature |
Bicameral Federal
Parliament consists of the Senate (76 seats) and the House of Representatives
(150 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 9 |
Australia |
Elections |
2001 November 10 (both
Chambers) |
PHW; SYB |
| 10 |
Austria |
Legislature |
Bicameral Federal Assembly
or Bundesversammlung consists of Federal Council or Bundesrat (64 members)
and the National Council or Nationalrat (183 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 10 |
Austria |
Elections |
1999 October 3 (National
Council) |
PHW; SYB |
| 11 |
Azerbaijan |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly or Milli Mejlis (125 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 11 |
Azerbaijan |
Elections |
2000 November 4 |
PHW; SYB |
| 12 |
Bahamas |
Legislature |
Bicameral Parliament
consists of the Senate (16 seats) and the House of Assembly (40 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 12 |
Bahamas |
Elections |
2002 March |
PHW; SYB |
| 13 |
Bahrain |
Legislature |
Bicameral legislature
created by the National Action Charter on 23 December 2000; approved by
referendum of 14 February 2001. |
PHW; SYB |
| 13 |
Bahrain |
Elections |
na |
PHW; SYB |
| 14 |
Bangladesh |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Parliament or Jatiya Sangsad (300 seats) elected by popular vote from single
territorial constituencies. |
PHW; SYB |
| 14 |
Bangladesh |
Elections |
2001 October 1 |
PHW; SYB |
| 15 |
Barbados |
Legislature |
Bicameral Parliament
consists of the Senate (21-member body appointed by the governor general) and
the House of Assembly (28 seats; members are elected by direct popular vote
to serve five-year terms). |
PHW; SYB |
| 15 |
Barbados |
Elections |
1999 January 20 (House of
Assembly) |
PHW; SYB |
| 16 |
Belarus |
Legislature |
Bicameral Parliament or
Natsionalnoye Sobranie consists of the Council of the Republic or Soviet
Respubliki (64 seats) and the Chamber of Representatives or Palata
Pretsaviteley (110 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 16 |
Belarus |
Elections |
2000 October |
PHW; SYB |
| 17 |
Belgium |
Legislature |
Bicameral Parliament
consists of a Senate or Senaat in Dutch, Senat in French (71 seats) and a
Chamber of Deputies or Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers in Dutch, Chambre
des Representants in French (150 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 17 |
Belgium |
Elections |
1999 June 13 (both
Chambers) |
PHW; SYB |
| 18 |
Belize |
Legislature |
Bicameral National Assembly
consists of the Senate (12 seats) and the House of Representatives (29 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 18 |
Belize |
Elections |
1998 August 27 (House of
Representatives) |
PHW; SYB |
| 19 |
Benin |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (83 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 19 |
Benin |
Elections |
1999 March 30 |
PHW; SYB |
| 20 |
Bhutan |
Legislature |
Unicameral
National Assembly or Tshogdu (150 seats) (consultative) |
PHW; SYB |
| 20 |
Bhutan |
Elections |
No political parties |
PHW; SYB |
| 21 |
Bolivia |
Legislature |
Bicameral National Congress
or Congreso Nacional consists of Chamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores
(27 seats) and Chamber of Deputies or Camara de Diputados (130 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 21 |
Bolivia |
Elections |
1997 June 1 (both Chambers) |
PHW; SYB |
| 22 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Legislature |
Bicameral Parliamentary
Assembly or Skupstina (National House of Representatives or Predstavnicki Dom
(42 seats); House of Peoples or Dom Naroda (15 seats)) |
PHW; SYB |
| 22 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Elections |
2000 November 11 |
PHW; SYB |
| 23 |
Botswana |
Legislature |
Bicameral Parliament
consists of the House of Chiefs (a largely advisory 15-member body) and the
National Assembly (44 seats). |
PHW; SYB |
| 23 |
Botswana |
Elections |
1999 October 16 (National
Assembly) |
PHW; SYB |
| 24 |
Brazil |
Legislature |
Bicameral National Congress
or Congresso Nacional consists of the Federal Senate or Senado Federal (81
seats) and the Chamber of Deputies or Camara dos Deputados (513 seats). |
PHW; SYB |
| 24 |
Brazil |
Elections |
1998 October 4 (both
Chambers) |
PHW; SYB |
| 25 |
Brunei |
Legislature |
Unicameral Legislative
Council or Majlis Masyuarat Megeri (21 seats appointed by the monarch)
(consultative). |
PHW; SYB |
| 25 |
Brunei |
Elections |
No political parties |
PHW; SYB |
| 26 |
Bulgaria |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly or Narodno Sobranie (240 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 26 |
Bulgaria |
Elections |
2001 June 17 |
PHW; SYB |
| 27 |
Burkina Faso |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (111 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 27 |
Burkina Faso |
Elections |
2002 May 5 |
PHW; SYB |
| 28 |
Burundi |
Legislature |
Bicameral legislature
consists of a National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (expanded from 121 to
approximately 140 seats under the transitional government inaugurated 1
November 2001) and a Senate (54 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 28 |
Burundi |
Elections |
1993 June 29 |
PHW; SYB |
| 29 |
Cambodia |
Legislature |
Bicameral (Senate 61;
National Assembly 122) |
PHW; SYB |
| 29 |
Cambodia |
Elections |
1998 July 26 (National
Assembly); 2 March 1999 (Senate) |
PHW; SYB |
| 30 |
Cameroon |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (180 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 30 |
Cameroon |
Elections |
1997 May 17 |
PHW; SYB |
| 31 |
Canada |
Legislature |
Bicameral Parliament or
Parlement consists of the Senate or Sénat (112 seats) and the House of
Commons or Chambre des Communes (301 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 31 |
Canada |
Elections |
2000 November 27 (House of
Commons) |
PHW; SYB |
| 32 |
Cape Verde |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (72 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 32 |
Cape Verde |
Elections |
2001 January 14 |
PHW; SYB |
| 33 |
Central African Republic |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (109 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 33 |
Central African Republic |
Elections |
1998 November 2-23 and 13
December 1998 |
PHW; SYB |
| 34 |
Chad |
Legislature |
Bicameral (Senate (not yet
created); National Assembly 155) seats; |
PHW; SYB |
| 34 |
Chad |
Elections |
2002 April 25 (National
Assembly) |
PHW; SYB |
| 35 |
Chile |
Legislature |
Bicameral National Congress
or Congreso Nacional consists of the Senate or Senado (49 seats) and the
Chamber of Deputies or Camara de Diputados (120 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 35 |
Chile |
Elections |
2001 December 16 (both
Chambers) |
PHW; SYB |
| 36 |
China |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,979 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 36 |
China |
Elections |
1997 December and February
1998 |
PHW; SYB |
| 37 |
Colombia |
Legislature |
Bicameral Congress or
Congreso consists of the Senate or Senado (102 seats) and the House of
Representatives or Camara de Representantes (166 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 37 |
Colombia |
Elections |
2002 March 10 (both
Chambers) |
PHW; SYB |
| 38 |
Comoros |
Legislature |
Bicameral legislature
consists of the Senate (15 seats) and a Federal Assembly or Assemblee
Federale (42 seats). The Federal Assembly was dissolved following the coup of
30 April 1999. |
PHW; SYB |
| 38 |
Comoros |
Elections |
1996 December 1 and 8
(Federal Assembly) |
PHW; SYB |
| 39 |
Congo (Brazzaville) |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Transitional Council (75 seats). The National Transitional Council is to be
replaced by a bicameral Parliament, with a National Assembly and Senate. |
PHW; SYB |
| 39 |
Congo (Brazzaville) |
Elections |
1998 January (National
Transitional Council) |
PHW; SYB |
| 40 |
Congo (Kinshasa) |
Legislature |
Unicameral Transitional
Constituent Assembly (300 seats) established in August 2000 |
PHW; SYB |
| 40 |
Congo (Kinshasa) |
Elections |
na |
PHW; SYB |
| 41 |
Costa Rica |
Legislature |
Unicameral Legislative
Assembly or Asamblea Legislativa (57 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 41 |
Costa Rica |
Elections |
2002 February 3 |
PHW; SYB |
| 42 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (225 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 42 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
Elections |
2000 December 10 |
PHW; SYB |
| 43 |
Croatia |
Legislature |
Unicameral Assembly or
Sabor (151 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 43 |
Croatia |
Elections |
2000 January 2-3 |
PHW; SYB |
| 44 |
Cuba |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly of People's Power or Asemblea Nacional del Poder Popular (601 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 44 |
Cuba |
Elections |
1998 January 11 |
PHW; SYB |
| 45 |
Cyprus |
Legislature |
Unicameral House of
Representatives or Vouli Antiprosopon 80 (56 assigned to the Greek Cypriots,
24 to Turkish Cypriots). Only those assigned to Greek Cypriots are filled.
Turkish Cypriot area: Assembly of the Republic or Cumhuriyet Meclisi (50
seats). |
PHW; SYB |
| 45 |
Cyprus |
Elections |
2001 May 7 (Greek Cypriot
area); 1998 December 6 (Turkish Cypriot area) |
PHW; SYB |
| 46 |
Czech Republic |
Legislature |
Bicameral Parliament or
Parlament consists of the Senate or Senat (81 seats ) and the Chamber of
Deputies or Poslanecka Snemovna (200 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 46 |
Czech Republic |
Elections |
2000 November 12 and 19
(Senate); Chamber of Deputies (19-20 June 1998) |
PHW; SYB |
| 47 |
Denmark |
Legislature |
Unicameral Parliament or
Folketing (179 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 47 |
Denmark |
Elections |
2001 November 20 |
PHW; SYB |
| 48 |
Djibouti |
Legislature |
Unicameral Chamber of
Deputies or Chambre des Deputes (65 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 48 |
Djibouti |
Elections |
1997 December 19 |
PHW; SYB |
| 49 |
Dominica |
Legislature |
Unicameral House of
Assembly (30 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 49 |
Dominica |
Elections |
2000 January 31 |
PHW; SYB |
| 50 |
Dominican Republic |
Legislature |
Bicameral National Congress
or Congreso Nacional consists of the Senate or Senado (30 seats) and the
Chamber of Deputies or Camara de Diputados (149 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 50 |
Dominican Republic |
Elections |
1998 May 16 (both Chambers) |
PHW; SYB |
| 51 |
East Timor |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Parliament (number of seats can vary, minimum requirement of 52 and a maximum
of 65 seats; for its first term of office, the National Parliament is
comprised of 88 members on an exceptional basis. |
PHW; SYB |
| 51 |
East Timor |
Elections |
2001 August 30 |
PHW; SYB |
| 52 |
Ecuador |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Congress or Congreso Nacional (123 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 52 |
Ecuador |
Elections |
1998 May 31 |
PHW; SYB |
| 53 |
Egypt |
Legislature |
Bicameral system consists
of the People's Assembly or Majlis al-Sha'b (454 seats) and the Advisory
Council or Majlis al-Shura (264 seats). |
PHW; SYB |
| 53 |
Egypt |
Elections |
2000 October 19 and 9,
November 8 (People's Assembly); Advisory Council (7 June 1995) |
PHW; SYB |
| 54 |
El Salvador |
Legislature |
Unicameral Legislative
Assembly or Asamblea Legislativa (84 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 54 |
El Salvador |
Elections |
2000 March 12 |
PHW; SYB |
| 55 |
Equatorial Guinea |
Legislature |
Unicameral House of
People's Representatives or Camara de Representantes del Pueblo (80 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 55 |
Equatorial Guinea |
Elections |
1999 March 7 |
PHW; SYB |
| 56 |
Eritrea |
Legislature |
Unicameral Transitional
National Assembly (150 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 56 |
Eritrea |
Elections |
na |
PHW; SYB |
| 57 |
Estonia |
Legislature |
Unicameral Parliament or
Riigikogu (101 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 57 |
Estonia |
Elections |
1999 March 7 |
PHW; SYB |
| 58 |
Ethiopia |
Legislature |
Bicameral Parliament
consists of the House of Federation or upper chamber (108 seats) and the
House of People's Representatives or lower chamber (548 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 58 |
Ethiopia |
Elections |
2000 May 14 |
PHW; SYB |
| 59 |
Fiji Islands |
Legislature |
Bicameral Parliament
consists of the Senate (34 seats; 24 appointed by the Great Council of
Chiefs, nine appointed by the president, and one appointed by the council of
Rotuma) and the House of Representatives (71 seats; 23 reserved for ethnic
Fijians, 19 reserved for ethnic Indians, three reserved for other ethnic
groups, one reserved for the council of Rotuma constituency encompassing the
whole of Fiji, and 25 open seats. |
PHW; SYB |
| 59 |
Fiji Islands |
Elections |
2001 August 25, September 2
and 19 (House of Representatives) |
PHW; SYB |
| 60 |
Finland |
Legislature |
Unicameral Parliament or
Eduskunta (200 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 60 |
Finland |
Elections |
1999 March 21 |
PHW; SYB |
| 61 |
France |
Legislature |
Bicameral Parliament or
Parlement consists of the Senate or Senat (321 seats) and the National
Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (577 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 61 |
France |
Elections |
2001 September 23 (Senate);
National Assembly (25 May to 1 June 1997) |
PHW; SYB |
| 62 |
Gabon |
Legislature |
Bicameral legislature
consists of the Senate (91 seats) and the National Assembly or Assemblee
Nationale (120 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 62 |
Gabon |
Elections |
2001 December 9 and 23
(National Assembly); Senate (26 January and 9 February 1997) |
PHW; SYB |
| 63 |
Gambia |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly (53 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 63 |
Gambia |
Elections |
2002 January 17 |
PHW; SYB |
| 64 |
Georgia |
Legislature |
Unicameral Supreme Council
(commonly referred to as Parliament) or Umaghiesi Sabcho (235 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 64 |
Georgia |
Elections |
1999 October 31 and
November 14 |
PHW; SYB |
| 65 |
Germany |
Legislature |
Bicameral Parliament
consists of the Federal Assembly or Bundestag (666 seats) and the Federal
Council or Bundesrat (69 votes) |
PHW; SYB |
| 65 |
Germany |
Elections |
1998 September 27 (Federal
Assembly) |
PHW; SYB |
| 66 |
Ghana |
Legislature |
Unicameral Parliament or
National Assembly (200 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 66 |
Ghana |
Elections |
2000 December 7 |
PHW; SYB |
| 67 |
Greece |
Legislature |
Unicameral Parliament or
Vouli ton Ellinon (300 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 67 |
Greece |
Elections |
2000 April 9 |
PHW; SYB |
| 68 |
Grenada |
Legislature |
Bicameral Parliament
consists of the Senate (a 13-member body, 10 appointed by the government and
three by the leader of the opposition) and the House of Representatives (15
seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 68 |
Grenada |
Elections |
1999 January 18 (House of
Representatives) |
PHW; SYB |
| 69 |
Guatemala |
Legislature |
Unicameral Congress of the
Republic or Congreso de la Republica (113 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 69 |
Guatemala |
Elections |
1999 November 7 |
PHW; SYB |
| 70 |
Guinea |
Legislature |
Unicameral People's
National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale Populaire (114 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 70 |
Guinea |
Elections |
1995 June 11 (next election
postponed indefinitely) |
PHW; SYB |
| 71 |
Guinea-Bissau |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
People's Assembly or Assembleia Nacional Popular (100 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 71 |
Guinea-Bissau |
Elections |
1999 November 28 |
PHW; SYB |
| 72 |
Guyana |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly (68 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 72 |
Guyana |
Elections |
2001 March 19 |
PHW; SYB |
| 73 |
Haiti |
Legislature |
Bicameral National Assembly
or Assemblee Nationale consists of the Senate (27 seats) and the Chamber of
Deputies (83 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 73 |
Haiti |
Elections |
2000 May 21 to November 26
(Chamber of Deputies); Senate (21 May 2000 to 26 November 2000) |
PHW; SYB |
| 74 |
Honduras |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Congress or Congreso Nacional (128 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 74 |
Honduras |
Elections |
2001 November 25 |
PHW; SYB |
| 75 |
Hungary |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly or Orszaggyules (386 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 75 |
Hungary |
Elections |
2002 April 7 and 21 |
PHW; SYB |
| 76 |
Iceland |
Legislature |
Unicameral Parliament or
Althing (63 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 76 |
Iceland |
Elections |
1999 May 8 |
PHW; SYB |
| 77 |
India |
Legislature |
Bicameral Parliament or
Sansad consists of the Council of States or Rajya Sabha (a body consisting of
not more than 250 members, up to 12 of which are appointed by the president,
the remainder are chosen by the elected members of the state and territorial
assemblies) and the People's Assembly or Lok Sabha (545 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 77 |
India |
Elections |
1999 September 5 to October
3 (People's Assembly) |
PHW; SYB |
| 78 |
Indonesia |
Legislature |
Bicameral (Rakyat: Majlis
1000; House of Representatives or Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR) 500) |
PHW; SYB |
| 78 |
Indonesia |
Elections |
1999 June 7 |
PHW; SYB |
| 79 |
Iran |
Legislature |
Unicameral Islamic
Consultative Assembly or Majles-e-Shura-ye-Eslami (290 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 79 |
Iran |
Elections |
2000 February 18 and April
2000 |
PHW; SYB |
| 80 |
Iraq |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly or Majlis al-Watani (250 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 80 |
Iraq |
Elections |
2000 March 27 |
PHW; SYB |
| 81 |
Ireland |
Legislature |
Bicameral Parliament or
Oireachtas consists of the Senate or Seanad Eireann (60 seats) and the House
of Representatives or Dail Eireann (166 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 81 |
Ireland |
Elections |
2002 May 17 (House of
Representatives); Senate (August 1997) |
PHW; SYB |
| 82 |
Israel |
Legislature |
Unicameral Knesset or
Parliament (120 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 82 |
Israel |
Elections |
1999 May 17 |
PHW; SYB |
| 83 |
Italy |
Legislature |
Bicameral Parliament or
Parlamento consists of the Senate or Senato della Repubblica (326 seats) and
the Chamber of Deputies or Camera dei Deputati (630 seats). |
PHW; SYB |
| 83 |
Italy |
Elections |
2001 May 13 (both Chambers) |
PHW; SYB |
| 84 |
Jamaica |
Legislature |
Bicameral Parliament
consists of the Senate (21 seats) and the House of Representatives (60 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 84 |
Jamaica |
Elections |
1997 December 18 |
PHW; SYB |
| 85 |
Japan |
Legislature |
Bicameral Diet or Kokkai
consists of the House of Councillors or Sangi-in (247 seats) and the House of
Representatives or Shugi-in (480 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 85 |
Japan |
Elections |
2001 July 29 (House of
Councillors) ; House of Representatives (25 June 2000) |
PHW; SYB |
| 86 |
Jordan |
Legislature |
Bicameral National Assembly
or Majlis al-'Umma consists of the Senate, also called the House of Notables
(Majlis al-Aayan), a 40-member body appointed by the monarch, and the House
of Representatives, also called the House of Deputies (Majlis al-Nuwaab), an
80-member body. |
PHW; SYB |
| 86 |
Jordan |
Elections |
1997 November 4 (House of
Representatives) |
PHW; SYB |
| 87 |
Kazakhstan |
Legislature |
Bicameral Parliament
consists of the Senate (39 seats) and the Majilis (77 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 87 |
Kazakhstan |
Elections |
1999 October 10 and 24,
December 26 (Majlis); Senate (17 September 1999) |
PHW; SYB |
| 88 |
Kenya |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly or Bunge (222 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 88 |
Kenya |
Elections |
1997 December 29 |
PHW; SYB |
| 89 |
Kiribati |
Legislature |
Unicameral House of
Parliament or Maneaba Ni Maungatabu (42 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 89 |
Kiribati |
Elections |
1998 September 23 |
PHW; SYB |
| 90 |
Korea, North |
Legislature |
Unicameral Supreme People's
Assembly or Ch'oego Inmin Hoeui (687 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 90 |
Korea, North |
Elections |
1998 July 26 |
PHW; SYB |
| 91 |
Korea, South |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly or Kukhoe (273 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 91 |
Korea, South |
Elections |
2000 April 13 |
PHW; SYB |
| 92 |
Kuwait |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly or Majlis al-Umma (50 seats). All cabinet ministers are also ex
officio members of the National Assembly. |
PHW; SYB |
| 92 |
Kuwait |
Elections |
1999 July 3 |
PHW; SYB |
| 93 |
Kyrgyzstan |
Legislature |
Bicameral Supreme Council
or Zhogorku Kenesh (Assembly of People's Representatives 70; Legislative
Assembly 35) |
PHW; SYB |
| 93 |
Kyrgyzstan |
Elections |
2000 February 20 and March
12 (both Chambers) |
PHW; SYB |
| 94 |
Laos |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly (109 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 94 |
Laos |
Elections |
2002 February 24 |
PHW; SYB |
| 95 |
Latvia |
Legislature |
Unicameral Parliament or
Saeima (100 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 95 |
Latvia |
Elections |
1998 October 3 |
PHW; SYB |
| 96 |
Lebanon |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly or Majlis Alnuwab (Arabic) or Assemblee Nationale (French) (128
seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 96 |
Lebanon |
Elections |
2000 August 27 and
September 3 |
PHW; SYB |
| 97 |
Lesotho |
Legislature |
Bicameral Parliament
consists of the Senate (33 members, 22 principal chiefs and 11 other members
appointed by the ruling party) and the Assembly (120 seats). |
PHW; SYB |
| 97 |
Lesotho |
Elections |
2002 May |
PHW; SYB |
| 98 |
Liberia |
Legislature |
Bicameral National Assembly
(Senate 26; House of Representatives 64) |
PHW; SYB |
| 98 |
Liberia |
Elections |
1997 July 19 (legislative
elections to both Chambers) |
PHW; SYB |
| 99 |
Libya |
Legislature |
Unicameral General People's
Congress or Jamahiriya (750 seats). |
PHW; SYB |
| 99 |
Libya |
Elections |
na |
PHW; SYB |
| 100 |
Liechtenstein |
Legislature |
Unicameral Diet or Landtag
(25 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 100 |
Liechtenstein |
Elections |
2001 February 11 |
PHW; SYB |
| 101 |
Lithuania |
Legislature |
Unicameral Parliament or
Seimas (141 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 101 |
Lithuania |
Elections |
2000 October 8 |
PHW; SYB |
| 102 |
Luxembourg |
Legislature |
Unicameral Chamber of
Deputies or Chambre des Deputes (60 seats).
There is also a Council of State that serves as an advisory body to
the Chamber of Deputies. The Council of State has 21 members appointed by the
Grand Duke on the advice of the prime minister. |
PHW; SYB |
| 102 |
Luxembourg |
Elections |
1999 June 13 |
PHW; SYB |
| 103 |
Macedonia |
Legislature |
Unicameral Assembly or
Sobranje (120 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 103 |
Macedonia |
Elections |
1998 October 18 and
November 1 |
PHW; SYB |
| 104 |
Madagascar |
Legislature |
Bicameral Parliament
(Senate, National Assembly 138) |
PHW; SYB |
| 104 |
Madagascar |
Elections |
1998 May 17 (National
Assembly) |
PHW; SYB |
| 105 |
Malawi |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly (193) |
PHW; SYB |
| 105 |
Malawi |
Elections |
1999 June 15 |
PHW; SYB |
| 106 |
Malaysia |
Legislature |
Bicameral Parliament or
Parlimen consists of the Senate or Dewan Negara (69 seats) and the House of
Representatives or Dewan Rakyat (193 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 106 |
Malaysia |
Elections |
1999 November 29 (Dewan
Rakyat) |
PHW; SYB |
| 107 |
Maldives |
Legislature |
Unicameral People's Council
or Majlis (50 seats; 42 elected by popular vote, 8 appointed by the
president. |
PHW; SYB |
| 107 |
Maldives |
Elections |
1999 November 20 |
PHW; SYB |
| 108 |
Mali |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (147 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 108 |
Mali |
Elections |
1997 July 20 and August 3 |
PHW; SYB |
| 109 |
Malta |
Legislature |
Unicameral House of
Representatives (usually 65 seats; additional seats are given to the party
with the largest popular vote to ensure a legislative majority |
PHW; SYB |
| 109 |
Malta |
Elections |
1998 September 5 |
PHW; SYB |
| 110 |
Marshall Islands |
Legislature |
Unicameral Parliament or
Nitijela (33 seats). There is also a 12-member advisory Council of Chiefs. |
PHW; SYB |
| 110 |
Marshall Islands |
Elections |
1999 November 15 |
PHW; SYB |
| 111 |
Mauritania |
Legislature |
Bicameral legislature
consists of the Senate or Majlis al-Shuyukh (56 seats) and the National
Assembly or Majlis al-Watani (81 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 111 |
Mauritania |
Elections |
2001 October 19 and 26
(National Assembly); Senate (17 April 1998) |
PHW; SYB |
| 112 |
Mauritius |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly (66 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 112 |
Mauritius |
Elections |
2000 September 11 |
PHW; SYB |
| 113 |
Mexico |
Legislature |
Bicameral National Congress
or Congreso de la Union consists of the Senate or Camara de Senadores (128
seats) and the Federal Chamber of Deputies or Camara Federal de Diputados
(500 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 113 |
Mexico |
Elections |
2000 July 2 (both Chambers) |
PHW; SYB |
| 114 |
Micronesia, Federated
States of |
Legislature |
Unicameral Congress (14
seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 114 |
Micronesia, Federated
States of |
Elections |
2001 March 6 (elections for
two-year term seats); elections for four-year term seats (2 March 1999) |
PHW; SYB |
| 115 |
Moldova |
Legislature |
Unicameral Parliament or
Parlamentul (101 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 115 |
Moldova |
Elections |
2001 February 25 |
PHW; SYB |
| 116 |
Monaco |
Legislature |
Unicameral National Council
or Conseil National (18 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 116 |
Monaco |
Elections |
1998 February 1 and 8 |
PHW; SYB |
| 117 |
Mongolia |
Legislature |
Unicameral State Great
Hural (76 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 117 |
Mongolia |
Elections |
2000 July 2 |
PHW; SYB |
| 118 |
Morocco |
Legislature |
Bicameral Parliament
consists of an upper house or Chamber of Counselors (270 seats) and a lower
house or Chamber of Representatives (325 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 118 |
Morocco |
Elections |
2000 September 15 (Chamber
of Counselors); Chamber of Representatives (14 November 1997) |
PHW; SYB |
| 119 |
Mozambique |
Legislature |
Unicameral Assembly of the
Republic or Assembleia da Republica (250 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 119 |
Mozambique |
Elections |
1999 December 3-5 |
PHW; SYB |
| 120 |
Myanmar |
Legislature |
Unicameral People's
Assembly or Pyithu Hluttaw (485 seats) (suspended) |
PHW; SYB |
| 120 |
Myanmar |
Elections |
1990 May 27 |
PHW; SYB |
| 121 |
Namibia |
Legislature |
Bicameral legislature
consists of the National Council (26 seats) and the National Assembly (72
seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 121 |
Namibia |
Elections |
1999 November 30 and 1
December 1999 (National Assembly); National Council (30 November and 1
December 1998 |
PHW; SYB |
| 122 |
Nauru |
Legislature |
Unicameral Parliament (18) |
PHW; SYB |
| 122 |
Nauru |
Elections |
2000 April 9 |
PHW; SYB |
| 123 |
Nepal |
Legislature |
Bicameral Parliament
consists of the National Council or Rashtriya (60 seats), and the House of
Representatives (205 seats). |
PHW; SYB |
| 123 |
Nepal |
Elections |
1999 May 3 and 17
(Pratinidhi) |
PHW; SYB |
| 124 |
Netherlands |
Legislature |
Bicameral States General or
Staten Generaal (First Chamber or Eerste Kamer 75; Second Chamber or Tweede
Kamer 150). |
PHW; SYB |
| 124 |
Netherlands |
Elections |
1999 May 25 (First
Chamber); 2002 May 15 (Second Chamber) |
PHW; SYB |
| 125 |
New Zealand |
Legislature |
Unicameral House of
Representatives or Parliament (120 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 125 |
New Zealand |
Elections |
1999 November 27 |
PHW; SYB |
| 126 |
Nicaragua |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (93 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 126 |
Nicaragua |
Elections |
2001 November 4 |
PHW; SYB |
| 127 |
Niger |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly (83 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 127 |
Niger |
Elections |
1999 November 24 |
PHW; SYB |
| 128 |
Nigeria |
Legislature |
Bicameral National Assembly
(Senate 109, House of Representatives 360) |
PHW; SYB |
| 128 |
Nigeria |
Elections |
1999 February 20-24 |
PHW; SYB |
| 129 |
Norway |
Legislature |
Unicameral Parliament or
Storting (Odelsting 65). For certain purposes, the Parliament divides itself
into two chambers and elects one-fourth of its membership to an upper house
or Lagting. |
PHW; SYB |
| 129 |
Norway |
Elections |
2001 September 10 |
PHW; SYB |
| 130 |
Oman |
Legislature |
Bicameral Majlis Oman
consists of an upper chamber or Majlis al-Dawla (48 members appointed by the
monarch; has advisory powers only) and a lower chamber or Majlis al-Shura (83
members elected by limited suffrage, however, the monarch makes final selections
and can negate election results; body has some limited power to propose
legislation, but otherwise has only advisory powers). |
PHW; SYB |
| 130 |
Oman |
Elections |
No political parties |
PHW; SYB |
| 131 |
Pakistan |
Legislature |
Bicameral Parliament or
Majlis-e-Shoora consists of the Senate (87 seats) and the National Assembly
(217 seats). General Pervez MUSHARRAF dissolved Parliament following the
military takeover of 12 October 1999. |
PHW; SYB |
| 131 |
Pakistan |
Elections |
1997 February 3 (National
Assembly); 1997 March 12 (Senate); |
PHW; SYB |
| 132 |
Palau |
Legislature |
Bicameral Parliament or
Olbiil Era Kelulau (OEK) consists of the Senate (9 seats) and the House of
Delegates (16 seats). |
PHW; SYB |
| 132 |
Palau |
Elections |
2000 November 7 (both
Chambers) |
PHW; SYB |
| 133 |
Panama |
Legislature |
Unicameral Legislative
Assembly or Asamblea Legislativa (71 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 133 |
Panama |
Elections |
1999 May 2 |
PHW; SYB |
| 134 |
Papua New Guinea |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Parliament or House of Assembly (109 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 134 |
Papua New Guinea |
Elections |
1997 June 14-28 |
PHW; SYB |
| 135 |
Paraguay |
Legislature |
Bicameral Congress or
Congreso consists of the Chamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (45
seats) and the Chamber of Deputies or Camara de Diputados (80 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 135 |
Paraguay |
Elections |
1998 May 10 (both Chambers) |
PHW; SYB |
| 136 |
Peru |
Legislature |
Unicameral Congress of the
Republic of Peru or Congresso de la Republica del Peru (120 seats). |
PHW; SYB |
| 136 |
Peru |
Elections |
2001 April 8 |
PHW; SYB |
| 137 |
Philippines |
Legislature |
Bicameral Congress or
Kongreso consists of the Senate or Senado (24 seats) and the House of
Representatives or Kapulungan Ng Mga Kinatawan (214 seats). Constitution
prohibits the House of Representatives from having more than 250 members. |
PHW; SYB |
| 137 |
Philippines |
Elections |
2001 May 14 (both Chambers) |
PHW; SYB |
| 138 |
Poland |
Legislature |
Bicameral National Assembly
or Zgromadzenie Narodowe (Senate or Senat 100; Sejm or Diet 460). |
PHW; SYB |
| 138 |
Poland |
Elections |
2001 September 23 |
PHW; SYB |
| 139 |
Portugal |
Legislature |
Unicameral Assembly of the
Republic or Assembleia da Republica (230 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 139 |
Portugal |
Elections |
2002 March 17 |
PHW; SYB |
| 140 |
Qatar |
Legislature |
Unicameral Advisory Council
or Majlis al-Shura (35 appointed members). |
PHW; SYB |
| 140 |
Qatar |
Elections |
No political parties |
PHW; SYB |
| 141 |
Romania |
Legislature |
Bicameral Parliament or
Parlament consists of the Senate or Senat (140 seats) and the Chamber of
Deputies or Adunarea Deputatilor (345 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 141 |
Romania |
Elections |
2000 November 26 (both
Chambers) |
PHW; SYB |
| 142 |
Russia |
Legislature |
Bicameral Federal Assembly
or Federalnoye Sobraniye consists of the Federation Council or Sovet
Federatsii (178 members appointed by the top executive and legislative
officials in each of the 89 federal administrative units (oblasts, krays,
republics, autonomous okrugs and oblasts, and the federal cities of Moscow
and Saint Petersburg); and the State Duma or Gosudarstvennaya Duma (450
seats). |
PHW; SYB |
| 142 |
Russia |
Elections |
1999 December 19 (State
Duma) |
PHW; SYB |
| 143 |
Rwanda |
Legislature |
Unicameral Transitional
National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale de Transition (a body with 70 seats
established on 12 December 1994 following a multiparty protocol of
understanding (the Arusha peace accord). |
PHW; SYB |
| 143 |
Rwanda |
Elections |
na |
PHW; SYB |
| 144 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly (14 seats, 11 elected, 3 appointed) |
PHW; SYB |
| 144 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Elections |
2000 March 6 |
PHW; SYB |
| 145 |
Saint Lucia |
Legislature |
Bicameral Parliament
(Senate 11; House of Assembly 17) |
PHW; SYB |
| 145 |
Saint Lucia |
Elections |
2001 December 3 (House of
Assembly) |
PHW; SYB |
| 146 |
Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines |
Legislature |
Unicameral House of
Assembly (21 seats, 15 elected representatives and 6 appointed senators). |
PHW; SYB |
| 146 |
Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines |
Elections |
2001 March 28 |
PHW; SYB |
| 147 |
Samoa |
Legislature |
Unicameral Legislative
Assembly or Fono (49 seats, 47 elected by Samoans, 2 elected by non-Samoans.
Only chiefs or matai may stand for election to the Fono).
|
PHW; SYB |
| 147 |
Samoa |
Elections |
2001 November (byelection) |
PHW; SYB |
| 148 |
San Marino |
Legislature |
Unicameral Grand and
General Council or Consiglio Grande e Generale (60 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 148 |
San Marino |
Elections |
2001 June 10 |
PHW; SYB |
| 149 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (55 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 149 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
Elections |
2002 March 3 |
PHW; SYB |
| 150 |
Saudi Arabia |
Legislature |
Unicameral (Majlis 90), a
consultative council appointed by the monarch. |
PHW; SYB |
| 150 |
Saudi Arabia |
Elections |
No political parties |
PHW; SYB |
| 151 |
Senegal |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly or Assemblée Nationale (120 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 151 |
Senegal |
Elections |
2001 April 29 |
PHW; SYB |
| 152 |
Seychelles |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly or Assemblée Nationale (34 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 152 |
Seychelles |
Elections |
1998 March 20-22 |
PHW; SYB |
| 153 |
Sierra Leone |
Legislature |
Unicameral (House of
Representatives 124) |
PHW; SYB |
| 153 |
Sierra Leone |
Elections |
2002 May 14 |
PHW; SYB |
| 154 |
Singapore |
Legislature |
Unicameral Parliament (84
seats). In addition, there are up to nine nominated members; the losing
opposition candidate who came closest to winning a seat may be appointed as a
"nonconstituency" member. |
PHW; SYB |
| 154 |
Singapore |
Elections |
2001 November 3 |
PHW; SYB |
| 155 |
Slovakia |
Legislature |
Unicameral National Council
of the Slovak Republic or Narodna Rada Slovenskej Republiky (150 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 155 |
Slovakia |
Elections |
1998 September 25-26 |
PHW; SYB |
| 156 |
Slovenia |
Legislature |
Unicameral (National
Assembly or Drzavni Zbor 90). In addition, there is a National Council or
Drzavni Svet (40 seats) which is an advisory body with limited legislative
powers; it may propose laws and ask to review any National Assembly
decisions. |
PHW; SYB |
| 156 |
Slovenia |
Elections |
2000 October 15 |
PHW; SYB |
| 157 |
Solomon Islands |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Parliament (50 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 157 |
Solomon Islands |
Elections |
2001 December 5 |
PHW; SYB |
| 158 |
Somalia |
Legislature |
Unicameral (a transitional
245-member National Assembly began to meet on 13 August 2000 in the town of
Arta, Djibouti and is now based in Mogadishu) |
PHW; SYB |
| 158 |
Somalia |
Elections |
na |
PHW; SYB |
| 159 |
South Africa |
Legislature |
Bicameral Parliament
(National Assembly 400; National Council of Provinces (90 seats, 10 members
elected by each of the nine provincial legislatures) |
PHW; SYB |
| 159 |
South Africa |
Elections |
1999 June 2 (last held);
next to be held by 2 August 2004 |
PHW; SYB |
| 160 |
Spain |
Legislature |
Bicameral General Courts or
National Assembly or Las Cortes Generales consists of the Senate or Senado
(259 seats), and the Congress of Deputies or Congreso de los Diputados (350
seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 160 |
Spain |
Elections |
2000 March 12 (both
Chambers) |
PHW; SYB |
| 161 |
Sri Lanka |
Legislature |
Unicameral (Parliament:
225) |
PHW; SYB |
| 161 |
Sri Lanka |
Elections |
2001 December 7 |
PHW; SYB |
| 162 |
Sudan |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly (360 seats; 270 popularly elected, 90 elected by supra assembly of
interest groups known as National Congress) |
PHW; SYB |
| 162 |
Sudan |
Elections |
2000
December 13-22 |
PHW; SYB |
| 163 |
Suriname |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly or Nationale Assemblee (51 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 163 |
Suriname |
Elections |
2000 May 5 |
PHW; SYB |
| 164 |
Swaziland |
Legislature |
Bicameral Parliament or
Libandla, an advisory body, consists of the Senate (30 seats), 10 appointed
by the House of Assembly and 20 appointed by the monarch, and the House of
Assembly (65 seats). |
PHW; SYB |
| 164 |
Swaziland |
Elections |
1998 October 16 and 24
(House of Assembly) |
PHW; SYB |
| 165 |
Sweden |
Legislature |
Unicameral Parliament or
Riksdag (349 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 165 |
Sweden |
Elections |
1998 September 20 |
PHW; SYB |
| 166 |
Switzerland |
Legislature |
Bicameral Federal Assembly
or Bundesversammlung (in German), Assemblee Federale (in French), Assemblea
Federale (in Italian) consists of the Council of States or Standerat (in
German), Conseil des États (in French), Consiglio degli Stati (in Italian)
(46 seats) and the National Council or Nationalrat (in German), Conseil
National (in French), Consiglio Nazionale (in Italian) (200 seats). |
PHW; SYB |
| 166 |
Switzerland |
Elections |
1999 (Council of States);
24 October 1999 (National Council) |
PHW; SYB |
| 167 |
Syria |
Legislature |
Unicameral People's Council
or Majlis al-shaab (250 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 167 |
Syria |
Elections |
1998 November 30 and 1
December 1998 |
PHW; SYB |
| 168 |
Tajikistan |
Legislature |
Bicameral Supreme Assembly
or Majlisi Oli consists of the Assembly of Representatives (lower chamber) or
Majlisi Namoyandagon (63 seats) and the National Assembly (upper chamber) or
Majlisi Milliy (33 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 168 |
Tajikistan |
Elections |
2000 February 27 and 12
March 2000 for the Assembly of Representatives and 23 March 2000 for the
National Assembly |
PHW; SYB |
| 169 |
Tanzania |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly or Bunge (274 seats, 232 elected by popular vote, 37 allocated to
women nominated by the president, five to members of the Zanzibar House of
Representatives). Zanzibar has its own House of Representatives to make laws
especially for Zanzibar (the Zanzibar House of Representatives has 50 seats). |
PHW; SYB |
| 169 |
Tanzania |
Elections |
2000 October 29 |
PHW; SYB |
| 170 |
Thailand |
Legislature |
Bicameral National Assembly
or Rathasapha (Senate or Wuthisapha 200; House of Representatives or Sapha
Phuthaen Ratsadon 500) |
PHW; SYB |
| 170 |
Thailand |
Elections |
2001 January 6 (House of
Representatives); 2000 (Senate) |
PHW; SYB |
| 171 |
Togo |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly (81 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 171 |
Togo |
Elections |
1999 March 21 |
PHW; SYB |
| 172 |
Tonga |
Legislature |
Unicameral Legislative
Assembly or Fale Alea (30 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 172 |
Tonga |
Elections |
2002 March 7 |
PHW; SYB |
| 173 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Legislature |
Bicameral Parliament
(Senate 31; House of Representatives 36) |
PHW; SYB |
| 173 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Elections |
2001 December 10 (House of
Representatives) |
PHW; SYB |
| 174 |
Tunisia |
Legislature |
Unicameral Chamber of
Deputies or Majlis al-Nuwaab (182 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 174 |
Tunisia |
Elections |
1999 October 24 (dominant
party: RCD) |
PHW; SYB |
| 175 |
Turkey |
Legislature |
Unicameral Grand National
Assembly of Turkey or Turkiye Buyuk Millet Meclisi (550 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 175 |
Turkey |
Elections |
1999 April 18 |
PHW; SYB |
| 176 |
Turkmenistan |
Legislature |
Bicameral (Parliament:
People's Council or Halk Maslahaty (more than 100 seats); Assembly or Majlis
(50 seats)) |
PHW; SYB |
| 176 |
Turkmenistan |
Elections |
1999 December 12 (Assembly) |
PHW; SYB |
| 177 |
Tuvalu |
Legislature |
Unicameral Parliament or
Fale I Fono, also called House of Assembly (15 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 177 |
Tuvalu |
Elections |
2002 July 25 |
PHW; SYB |
| 178 |
Uganda |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly (303 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 178 |
Uganda |
Elections |
2001 June 26 |
PHW; SYB |
| 179 |
Ukraine |
Legislature |
Unicameral Supreme Council
or Verkhovna Rada (450 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 179 |
Ukraine |
Elections |
2002 March 31 |
PHW; SYB |
| 180 |
United Arab Emirates (UAE) |
Legislature |
Unicameral Federal National
Council or Majlis al-Ittihad al-Watani (40 seats); members appointed by the
rulers of the constituent states; consultative |
PHW; SYB |
| 180 |
United Arab Emirates (UAE) |
Elections |
No political parties |
PHW; SYB |
| 181 |
United Kingdom (UK) |
Legislature |
Bicameral (House of Lords
1200; House of Commons 659) |
PHW; SYB |
| 181 |
United Kingdom (UK) |
Elections |
2001 June 7 (House of
Commons) |
PHW; SYB |
| 182 |
United States of America
(USA) |
Legislature |
Bicameral Congress (Senate
100; House of Representatives 435) |
PHW; SYB |
| 182 |
United States of America
(USA) |
Elections |
2002 November 4
(legislative elections to both Chambers) |
PHW; SYB |
| 183 |
Uruguay |
Legislature |
Bicameral General Assembly
or Asamblea General (Chamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (30 seats);
Chamber of Representatives or Camara de Representantes (99 seats). |
PHW; SYB |
| 183 |
Uruguay |
Elections |
1999 October 31 (both
Chambers) |
PHW; SYB |
| 184 |
Uzbekistan |
Legislature |
Unicameral Supreme Assembly
or Oliy Majlis (250 seats). On 27 January 2002, a referendum was held that
will make the Assembly bicameral. |
PHW; SYB |
| 184 |
Uzbekistan |
Elections |
1999 December 5 and
December 19 |
PHW; SYB |
| 185 |
Vanuatu |
Legislature |
Unicameral (Parliament: 52) |
PHW; SYB |
| 185 |
Vanuatu |
Elections |
2002 May 2 |
PHW; SYB |
| 186 |
Vatican |
Legislature |
The Pope holds all
legislative powers |
PHW; SYB |
| 186 |
Vatican |
Elections |
na |
PHW; SYB |
| 187 |
Venezuela |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (165 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 187 |
Venezuela |
Elections |
2000 July 30 |
PHW; SYB |
| 188 |
Vietnam |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly or Quoc-Hoi (498 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 188 |
Vietnam |
Elections |
2002 May 19 (communist
party) |
PHW; SYB |
| 189 |
Yemen |
Legislature |
Bicameral legislature
consisting of a Shura Council (111 members appointed by the president) and a
House of Representatives (301 seats)
(since 20 February 2001) |
PHW; SYB |
| 189 |
Yemen |
Elections |
1997 April 27 |
PHW; SYB |
| 190 |
Yugoslavia |
Legislature |
Bicameral Federal Assembly
or Savezna Skupstina consists of the Chamber of Republics or Vece Republika
(40 seats: 20 Serbian, 20 Montenegrin), and the Chamber of Citizens or Vece
Gradjana (138 seats: 108 Serbian, 30 Montenegrin) |
PHW; SYB |
| 190 |
Yugoslavia |
Elections |
2000 September 24 (both
Chambers) |
PHW; SYB |
| 191 |
Zambia |
Legislature |
Unicameral National
Assembly (150 seats) |
PHW; SYB |
| 191 |
Zambia |
Elections |
2001 December 27 |
PHW; SYB |
| 192 |
Zimbabwe |
Legislature |
Unicameral House of
Assembly (150) (120 elected, 12 nominated by the president, 10 occupied by
traditional chiefs chosen by their peers, and 8 occupied by provincial
governors appointed by the president) |
PHW; SYB |
| 192 |
Zimbabwe |
Elections |
2000 June 24-25 |
PHW; SYB |
| 193 |
World |
Legislature |
na |
na |
| 193 |
World |
Elections |
na |
na |
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