id cards
ID Cards by NATION
National_identification_card (Wiki) - List_of_identity_card_policies_by_country (Wiki)
Identity_document (Wiki) - Fingerprints mentioned for Argentina, Costa Rica, Chile, Croatia, Greece, Uruguay
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Documento_nacional_de_identidad - huella dactilar
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9dula_de_identidad
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNI
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/3127696.stm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_card#Identification
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1341522/The-case-for-and-against-identity-cards.html
What happens in other countries? About 100 countries have compulsory ID cards, including Germany, Belgium and Spain. Some, such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Japan, have no ID cards at all. Others, such as France, Italy and Austria, have voluntary schemes under which it is not compulsory to carry a card at all times.