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===Offices to Contact===
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==Definition==
==Historical Background==
Civil registration refers to the vital records made by the government. These registers include birth, marriage, and death records. Civil registration records ''registros civiles ''are an excellent source for accurate information on names, dates, and places of births, marriages, and deaths.


The earliest vital records in Chile were made by the churches. In the late 1800s the government of Chile recognized the need for accurate vital records for military conscription and taxation purposes.
==Coverage and Compliance==
==Coverage and Compliance==


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