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Parliament is subject to the freedom of information law
The designations employed and the presentation of material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the IPU concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitations of its frontiers or boundaries.
Aggregated data as of today
| Parliament is subject to the freedom of information law | Number of countries |
|---|---|
| Yes | 117 |
| No | 13 |
Excluding 3 parliaments where all chambers are suspended
Latest data
| Country | Chamber | Parliament is subject to the freedom of information law |
|---|---|---|
| House of the People (Suspended), House of Elders (Suspended) | Yes | |
| Albania | Parliament | Yes |
| Algeria | National People's Assembly, Council of the Nation | No |
| Andorra | General Council | Yes |
| Angola | National Assembly | Yes |
| Antigua and Barbuda | House of Representatives, Senate | Yes |
| Argentina | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Yes |
| Armenia | National Assembly | Yes |
| Australia | House of Representatives, Senate | No |
| Austria | National Council, Federal Council | No information available |
| Azerbaijan | National Assembly | Yes |
| Bahamas | House of Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Bahrain | Council of Representatives, Shura Council | No |
| Bangladesh | Parliament | Yes |
| Barbados | House of Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Belarus | House of Representatives, Council of the Republic | Yes |
| Belgium | House of Representatives, Senate | Yes |
| Belize | House of Representatives, Senate | Yes |
| Benin | National Assembly | Yes |
| Bhutan | National Assembly, National Council | No information available |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Chamber of Deputies, Chamber of Senators | No information available |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | House of Representatives, House of Peoples | Yes |
| Botswana | National Assembly | No information available |
| Brazil | Chamber of Deputies, Federal Senate | Yes |
| Brunei Darussalam | Legislative Council | No information available |
| Bulgaria | National Assembly | Yes |
| Burkina Faso | Transitional Legislative Assembly | No |
| Burundi | National Assembly, Senate | Yes |
| Cabo Verde | National Assembly | Yes |
| Cambodia | National Assembly, Senate | Yes |
| Cameroon | National Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Canada | House of Commons, Senate | No |
| Central African Republic | National Assembly | No |
| Chad | Transitional National Council | Yes |
| Chile | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Yes |
| China | National People's Congress | Yes |
| Colombia | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
| Comoros | Assembly of the Union | No information available |
| Congo | National Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Costa Rica | Legislative Assembly | Yes |
| Croatia | Croatian Parliament | Yes |
| Cuba | National Assembly of the People's Power | Yes |
| Cyprus | House of Representatives | Yes |
| Czechia | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Yes |
| Côte d'Ivoire | National Assembly, Senate | Yes |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Supreme People's Assembly | No information available |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | National Assembly, Senate | Yes |
| Denmark | The Danish Parliament | No |
| Djibouti | National Assembly | No information available |
| Dominica | House of Assembly | No information available |
| Dominican Republic | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Yes |
| Ecuador | National Assembly | Yes |
| Egypt | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
| El Salvador | Legislative Assembly | Yes |
| Equatorial Guinea | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
| Eritrea | National Assembly | No information available |
| Estonia | The Estonian Parliament | Yes |
| Eswatini | House of Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Ethiopia | House of Peoples' Representatives, House of the Federation | Yes |
| Fiji | Parliament | Yes |
| Finland | Parliament | Yes |
| France | National Assembly, Senate | Yes |
| Gabon | Transitional National Assembly, Transitional Senate | No information available |
| Gambia (The) | National Assembly | Yes |
| Georgia | Parliament | Yes |
| Germany | German Bundestag, Federal Council | Yes |
| Ghana | Parliament | Yes |
| Greece | Hellenic Parliament | Yes |
| Grenada | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
| Guatemala | Congress of the Republic | Yes |
| Guinea | Transitional National Council | Yes |
| Guinea-Bissau | People's National Assembly | Yes |
| Guyana | National Assembly | Yes |
| Haiti | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No |
| Honduras | National Congress | No information available |
| Hungary | National Assembly | Yes |
| Iceland | Parliament | Yes |
| India | House of the People, Council of States | Yes |
| Indonesia | House of Representatives | Yes |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Islamic Parliament of Iran | Yes |
| Iraq | Council of Representatives of Iraq | No information available |
| Ireland | House of Representatives, Senate | Yes |
| Israel | Parliament | Yes |
| Italy | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
| Jamaica | House of Representatives, Senate | Yes |
| Japan | House of Representatives, House of Councillors | Yes |
| Jordan | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
| Kazakhstan | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
| Kenya | National Assembly, Senate | Yes |
| Kiribati | House of Assembly | No information available |
| Kuwait | National Assembly | Yes |
| Kyrgyzstan | Supreme Council | Yes |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | National Assembly | No information available |
| Latvia | Parliament | Yes |
| Lebanon | National Assembly | Yes |
| Lesotho | National Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Liberia | House of Representatives, The Liberian Senate | Yes |
| Libya | House of Representatives | No information available |
| Liechtenstein | Diet | Yes |
| Lithuania | Parliament | Yes |
| Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | Yes |
| Madagascar | National Assembly, Senate | Yes |
| Malawi | National Assembly | No information available |
| Malaysia | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
| Maldives | People's Majlis | Yes |
| Mali | Transitional National Council | Yes |
| Malta | House of Representatives | Yes |
| Marshall Islands | Parliament | No information available |
| Mauritania | National Assembly, Senate (Suspended) | No information available |
| Mauritius | National Assembly | No information available |
| Mexico | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Yes |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | Congress | No information available |
| Monaco | National Council | No information available |
| Mongolia | State Great Hural | Yes |
| Montenegro | Parliament | Yes |
| Morocco | House of Representatives, House of Councillors | No information available |
| Mozambique | Assembly of the Republic | No information available |
| House of Representatives (Suspended), House of Nationalities (Suspended) | No information available | |
| Namibia | National Assembly, National Council | No information available |
| Nauru | Parliament | No information available |
| Nepal | House of Representatives, National Assembly | Yes |
| Netherlands | House of Representatives, Senate | Yes |
| New Zealand | House of Representatives | No |
| Nicaragua | National Assembly | Yes |
| Niger | National Assembly | No |
| Nigeria | House of Representatives, Senate | Yes |
| North Macedonia | Assembly of the Republic | Yes |
| Norway | Parliament | Yes |
| Oman | Shura Council, State Council | Yes |
| Pakistan | National Assembly, Senate | Yes |
| Palau | House of Delegates, Senate | Yes |
| Panama | National Assembly | No information available |
| Papua New Guinea | National Parliament | No information available |
| Paraguay | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Yes |
| Peru | Congress of the Republic | Yes |
| Philippines | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
| Poland | Sejm, Senate | Yes |
| Portugal | Assembly of the Republic | Yes |
| Qatar | Shura Council | No information available |
| Republic of Korea | National Assembly | Yes |
| Republic of Moldova | Parliament | Yes |
| Romania | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Yes |
| Russian Federation | State Duma, Council of the Federation | Yes |
| Rwanda | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Yes |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | National Assembly | No information available |
| Saint Lucia | House of Assembly, Senate | No information available |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | House of Assembly | No information available |
| Samoa | Legislative Assembly | No information available |
| San Marino | Great and General Council | No |
| Sao Tome and Principe | National Assembly | Yes |
| Saudi Arabia | Shura Council | No information available |
| Senegal | National Assembly | No information available |
| Serbia | National Assembly | Yes |
| Seychelles | National Assembly | Yes |
| Sierra Leone | Parliament | Yes |
| Singapore | Parliament | No information available |
| Slovakia | National Council | Yes |
| Slovenia | National Assembly, National Council | Yes |
| Solomon Islands | National Parliament | No information available |
| Somalia | House of the People, Upper House | Yes |
| South Africa | National Assembly, National Council of Provinces | Yes |
| South Sudan | Transitional National Legislative Assembly, Council of States | No information available |
| Spain | Congress of Deputies, Senate | Yes |
| Sri Lanka | Parliament | Yes |
| National Assembly (Suspended), Council of States (Suspended) | Yes | |
| Suriname | National Assembly | No information available |
| Sweden | Parliament | Yes |
| Switzerland | National Council, Council of States | Yes |
| Syrian Arab Republic | People's Assembly | No information available |
| Tajikistan | House of Representatives, National Assembly | Not applicable |
| Thailand | House of Representatives, Senate | Yes |
| Timor-Leste | National Parliament | Yes |
| Togo | National Assembly | Yes |
| Tonga | Legislative Assembly | Yes |
| Trinidad and Tobago | House of Representatives, Senate | Yes |
| Tunisia | Assembly of People's Representatives, National Council of Regions and Districts | Yes |
| Turkmenistan | Assembly, People’s Council (Suspended) | No information available |
| Tuvalu | Parliament of Tuvalu | No information available |
| Türkiye | Grand National Assembly of Türkiye | Yes |
| Uganda | Parliament | Yes |
| Ukraine | Parliament | Yes |
| United Arab Emirates | Federal National Council | Yes |
| United Kingdom | House of Commons, House of Lords | Yes |
| United Republic of Tanzania | National Assembly | No information available |
| United States of America | House of Representatives, Senate | No |
| Uruguay | House of Representatives, Senate | Yes |
| Uzbekistan | Legislative Chamber, Senate | Yes |
| Vanuatu | Parliament | Yes |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | National Assembly | No |
| Viet Nam | National Assembly | Yes |
| Yemen | House of Representatives, Shura Council | Yes |
| Zambia | National Assembly | No information available |
| Zimbabwe | National Assembly, Senate | Yes |