Editing National identification number (section)

=== Bahrain ===
In [[Bahrain]] every citizen and resident must hold an [[National ID card|Identification Card]] ({{langx|ar|بطاقة الهوية}}) and thus has a Personal Number ({{langx|ar|الرقم الشخصي}}) which consists of 8 digits followed by a [[check digit]] (Total: 9 digits). In general, it has the following format: YYMMNNNNC, where YYMM is the year and month of birth, NNNN is a random number, C is the [[check digit]]. However, a minority of citizens and residents have Personal Numbers that do not follow that format.

It is possible to obtain a Distinctive Personal Number ({{langx|ar|الرقم الشخصي المميز}}), only for newborn infants and it is optional and not compulsory, for a fee (US$130, 200, or 260 depending on the category).

Another local name for the Personal number is Central Population Registration (CPR) Number ({{langx|ar|الرقم السكاني}}) which was used before the inception of the Central Informatics Organization (CIO) ({{langx|ar|الجهاز المركزي للمعلومات}}).