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3 unusual facts about Unique Population Registry Code


Crip

CRIP, the Personal Registration and Identification Code, a number used Mexico's states (with the exception of Mexico City) as a personal identification code

Unique Population Registry Code

When a person has two given names and the first given name is María, as is often the case for women in Mexico, or José, in the case of men, the first name will be overlooked and the fourth character will be taken from the second given name's initial.

Initially, a CURP card (cédula) was obtainable at CURP government offices, and also at the Civil Registry, ISSSTE, IMSS, and other government services; the document was printed on green paper at the time.



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