!!! Overview [1]
[{$pagename}] ([National ID]) is a number or [Identity Document] issued by a [Government Entity] as a means of providing [Identification] of their [citizens] and or [Aliens]


[{$pagename}] is usually issued by a [National Identity Register] or a [Basic Registry of People] and is usually implemented and used as a [Government Identity]

!! Some Known [{$pagename}]
* [Good ID]
* [Netherlands] - [DigiD]
* [Estonia] - is a mandatory [identity document] for [citizens] of [Estonia]. In addition to regular identification of a person, an ID-card can also be used for establishing one's [identity|Digital Identity] in electronic environment and for giving one's [Digital Signature]. 
* In The Gambia, the National Identification Number (NIN) consists of 11 digits in the form DDMMYY-PG- ##CS. DD MM YY indicates date of birth, PG indicates place of issuance and nationality, ## is a serial number and also indicates sex and CS is a check sum.
* [Republic of South Africa] every [citizen] must apply for an Identity Document from the age of 16 years. The ID number is already allocated at the time the [birth certificate] is generated and required for child [passport] applications.
* [Zimbabwe] national ID registration is managed by the Registrar Generals Office. The National ID number is an eleven character alphanumeric code in which the 2 digit prefix denote the district in which the applicant resides or registered for the national document.
* [Argentina] the only nationally issued identification is the DNI, Documento Nacional de Identidad (National Identity Document). It is a number not related to anything in particular about the person
* [Brazil] there are two systems. The first, the Registro Geral (RG) is a number associated to the official ID card. Although the ID cards are supposedly national, the RG numbers are assigned by the states and a few other organizations, such as the armed forces. So, not only is it possible for a person to have the same RG number as a person from other state (which is usually dealt with by specifying the state which issued the ID card), but it is also possible to (legally) have more than one RG, from different states.
* [Canada] [Social Insurance Number] (SIN) as a "de facto" ID number ended in 2004 with passage of The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.
* [Chile] the National Identification Number is called RUN (Rol Único Nacional), but is usually called RUT (Rol Único Tributario) since the number is the same as the one used for tax purposes. The main difference between them is that RUN is only assigned to natural persons, while juristic persons can only get a RUT number.
* [United States], 
** [Selective Service Number] must be applied for by all male citizens turning age 18. 
** [Social Security Number] ([SSN]), a nine-digit number issued to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and temporary (working) residents. Its purpose was to identify individuals for the purposes of [Social Security], but it is now also used to track individuals for [taxation|Tax] purposes. 
** [REAL ID]
* [Morocco] is introducing a new national population register and civil and social [Digital Identity] ([Modular Open Source Identity Platform] ([MOSIP]))
* [Somalia], which has one of the lowest levels of foundational ID coverage in the world, has an ambitious plan for a foundational [{$pagename}] system to expand access to financial services, especially international remittances.  
* [Thailand] is introducing a federated [{$pagename}] platform to unlock opportunities in the digital economy and improve the ease of doing business.


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%%category [Government Surveillance]%%

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* [#1] - [National_identification_number|Wikipedia:National_identification_number|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2017-11-28- 
* [#2] - [A Brief History of National ID Cards|https://fxb.harvard.edu/2015/11/12/a-brief-history-of-national-id-cards/|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2018-11-27- 
* [#2] - [New practitioner’s guide to help countries in their digital identification journey|https://blogs.worldbank.org/voices/new-practitioners-guide-help-countries-their-digital-identification-journey|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2019-08-08