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Albania

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Argentina

• Biometric passport: Data retention, LEA access
• National ID card: Compulsory
• National Biometric database: Compulsory

Armenia

• Biometric passport: Yes

Australia

• Biometric passport: Data retention, LEA access
• National ID card: No
• National Biometric database: Rejected

Austria

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Not compulsory

Azerbaijan

• Biometric passport: Yes

Belarus

• National ID card: Compulsory

Belgium

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Bolivia

• National ID card: Compulsory

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Botswana

• National ID card: Compulsory

Brazil

• Biometric passport: Data retention, LEA access
• National ID card: Compulsory

Brunei Darussalam

• Biometric passport: Yes

Bulgaria

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Canada

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Not compulsory
• National Biometric database: Rejected

Chile

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

China

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Colombia

• National ID card: Compulsory

Croatia

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Cuba

• National ID card: Compulsory

Cyprus

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Czech Republic

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Denmark

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: No

Dominican Republic

• Biometric passport: Yes

Egypt

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Estonia

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Finland

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Not compulsory

France

• Biometric passport: Data retention, LEA access
• National ID card: Not compulsory
• National Biometric database: Rejected

Gabon

• Biometric passport: Yes

Gambia

• National ID card: Compulsory
• National Biometric database: Compulsory

Germany

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Ghana

• Biometric passport: Yes

Greece

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Guatemala

• National ID card: Compulsory

Hong Kong

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Hungary

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Iceland

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Not compulsory

India

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Not compulsory
• National Biometric database: Not compulsory

Indonesia

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory
• National Biometric database: Compulsory

Iran

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Iraq

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory
• National Biometric database: Compulsory

Ireland

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: No

Israel

• Biometric passport: Pending inclusion in biometric database
• National ID card: Compulsory
• National Biometric database: Not compulsory

Italy

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Not compulsory

Japan

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Not compulsory

Jordan

• National ID card: Compulsory

Kenya

• National ID card: Compulsory
• National Biometric database: Compulsory

Kosovo

• Biometric passport: Yes

Kuwait

• National ID card: Compulsory

Latvia

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Lebanon

• National ID card: Compulsory

Liechtenstein

• National ID card: Not compulsory

Lithuania

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Not compulsory

Luxembourg

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Macau

• Biometric passport: Yes

Macedonia

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Madagascar

• National ID card: Compulsory

Malaysia

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Maldives

• Biometric passport: Yes

Malta

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Mauritania

• Biometric passport: Yes

Mexico

• National ID card: Not compulsory

Moldova

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Montenegro

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Morocco

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Mozambique

• National ID card: Compulsory

New Zealand

• Biometric passport: Data retention, LEA access
• National ID card: No
• National Biometric database: Rejected

Nigeria

• Biometric passport: Yes

North Korea

• National ID card: Compulsory

Norway

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: No

Pakistan

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory
• National Biometric database: Compulsory

Palestine, State of

• National ID card: Compulsory

Panama

• National ID card: Compulsory

Peru

• National ID card: Compulsory

Philippines

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: No

Poland

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Portugal

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Qatar

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Romania

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Russian Federation

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Saudi Arabia

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Serbia

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Singapore

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Slovakia

• Biometric passport: Yes

Slovenia

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Somalia

• Biometric passport: Yes

South Africa

• National ID card: Compulsory

South Korea

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

South Sudan

• Biometric passport: Yes

Spain

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Sri Lanka

• National ID card: Compulsory

Sudan

• Biometric passport: Yes

Sweden

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Not compulsory

Switzerland

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Not compulsory

Taiwan

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Tajikistan

• Biometric passport: Yes

Thailand

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

The Netherlands

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory
• National Biometric database: Rejected

Togo

• Biometric passport: Yes

Trinidad and Tobago

• National ID card: Not compulsory

Tunisia

• Biometric passport: Yes

Turkey

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Turkmenistan

• Biometric passport: Yes

Uganda

• National ID card: Compulsory

Ukraine

• Biometric passport: Data retention, LEA access
• National ID card: Compulsory

United Arab Emirates

• Biometric passport: Yes

United Kingdom

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Rejected
• National Biometric database: Rejected

United States

• Biometric passport: Data retention, LEA access
• National ID card: Not compulsory
• National Biometric database: Rejected

Uzbekistan

• Biometric passport: Yes

Venezuela

• Biometric passport: Yes
• National ID card: Compulsory

Vietnam

• National ID card: Compulsory