The Italian Parliament is made up of two Houses, the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. Each has identical powers, but they differ in the number of MPs and in age requirements for active and passive suffrage. The Chamber of Deputies consists of 630 members. Citizens who have reached 25 years of age are eligible for election to the Chamber. As of the Fifteenth Parliament, 12 Deputies are elected by Italian citizens living outside the country in a special Overseas Constituency. Both Houses are elected for a term of five years, except in case of early dissolution of Parliament. 