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Official Name of Type of National ID Mandatory Year of
Country Status of Program
National ID Program Program Enrollment Launch
Iran Karte Melli Government Issued Yes 1997 Operational and in use
National ID
Iraq Civil Status Identification Government Issued Yes Not specified Operational and in use
Card (Bitaka shakhsiyeh) National ID
Kenya Third Generation Government Issued Yes 1964 Operational and in use
National ID National ID

Madagascar National Identity Card Government Issued Yes Not specified Operational and in use
National ID

Malawi National Registration and Government Issued Yes 2007 Planned
Identification System National ID

Mali National Identification Government Issued Not specified 2008 Not specified
Number (NINA) Card National ID
Morocco Carte Nationale D'Iden- Government Issued Yes 1996 Operational and in use
tite Electronique National ID
Mozambique Bilhete de Identidade Government Issued Not specified Not specified Not specified
National ID

Nepal National Identity Card Government Issued No 2009 Planned
(NID) National ID

Niger Voter Card Voter's Card Not specified 2009 Operational and in use
Nigeria National Identification Government Issued Yes 2007 Actively enrolling
Numbers (NIN) and National ID
National Electronic Iden-
tity Cards (eID)

Nigeria Bank Verification Other Yes 2014 Actively enrolling
Number (BVN)

Pakistan National Database and Government Issued No 2000 Operational and in use
Registration Authority National ID
(NADRA)

Peru Registro Nacional de Government Issued Yes 1993 Operational and in use
Identificacion y Estado National ID
Civil (RENIEC)

Philippines Filipino Identification Government Issued Yes 2015 Planned
System Act National ID

Romania National Identity Card/ Government Issued Not specified Not specified Operational and in use
Carte de identitate eID National ID

Sri Lanka National Identity Card Government Issued Yes 2014 Operational and in use
(NIC)/e-NIC National ID
Sudan National Identity Card Government Issued Not specified 2011 Not specified
Identity Card National ID
Tanzania National ID Program Government Issued Yes 2008 Operational and in use/
National ID actively enrolling
Thailand National Identity Card/ Government Issued Not specified 2005 Operational and in use
National ID Card/Smart National ID
ID Card

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