German identity card

German identity card
Specimen of the credit-card sized German identity card issued since 1 November 2010
Issued by	Germany
Valid in	Germany  European Union member states  Andorra  Iceland  Liechtenstein  Monaco  Norway  San Marino   Switzerland   Vatican City  Albania  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Georgia  Kosovo  Macedonia  Moldova  Montenegro  Serbia  Gibraltar  Guernsey  Jersey  Isle of Man  Faroe Islands  Greenland (de facto)  North Cyprus French overseas territories  Egypt  Turkey  Morocco (on organized tours)  Tunisia (on organized tours)
Type of document	Compulsory identity document

 Germany
 European Union member states

French overseas territories
 Egypt
 Turkey

The German Identity Card (German: Personalausweis) is issued to German citizens by the local registration offices and diplomatic missions abroad (although today they are produced centrally at the Bundesdruckerei in Berlin).