The Sultanate of Oman's national ID card programme is the first smart card-based citizen ID solution ever to be deployed in the Middle East, making it a landmark project of its kind.
The Sultanate of Oman, located in the Persian Gulf, has a population of 2.9m citizens and residents. Although 68% of the Sultanate's revenues derive from oil, the economy also relies on non-oil producing sectors, such as agriculture, industry, tourism, mining and fishing.