List of Internet top-level domains
Encyclopedia
The following is a list of Internet top-level domains (TLDs). The top-level domain
Top-level domain
A top-level domain is one of the domains at the highest level in the hierarchical Domain Name System of the Internet. The top-level domain names are installed in the root zone of the name space. For all domains in lower levels, it is the last part of the domain name, that is, the last label of a...

 article provides the background information.

The official list of all top-level domains is maintained by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority is the entity that oversees global IP address allocation, autonomous system number allocation, root zone management in the Domain Name System , media types, and other Internet Protocol-related symbols and numbers...

 (IANA).

A number of Proposed top-level domain
Proposed top-level domain
The Domain Name System of the Internet consists of a set of top-level domains which constitute the root domain of the hierarchical name space and database. In the growth of the Internet, it became desirable to expand the set of initially six generic top-level domains in 1984. As a result new...

s are under consideration by ICANN/IANA.

Generic top-level domains

Name
Generic top-level domain
A generic top-level domain is one of the categories of top-level domains maintained by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority for use in the Domain Name System of the Internet....

Entity Notes IDN DNSSEC
.aero
.aero
.aero is a generic top-level domain used in the Domain Name System of the Internet. It is the first sponsored top-level domain based on a single industrial theme. The aero domain is reserved for companies, organizations, associations, government agencies, and individuals in aviation-related...

 
air-transport industry Must verify eligibility for registration; only those in various categories of air-travel-related entities may register.
.asia
.asia
.asia is a sponsored top-level domain sponsored by the DotAsia Organization, with the back-end registry operated by Afilias. It was approved by ICANN on 19 October 2006 as a sponsored TLD...

Asia-Pacific region This is a TLD for companies, organizations, and individuals based in the region of Asia, Australia, and the Pacific.
.biz
.biz
biz is a generic top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet. It is intended for registration of domains to be used by businesses...

 
business This is an open TLD; any person or entity is permitted to register; however, registrations may be challenged later if they are not held by commercial entities in accordance with the domain's charter. This TLD was created to provide relief for the wildly-popular .com TLD.
.cat
.cat
.cat is a sponsored top-level domain intended to be used to highlight the Catalan language and culture. Its policy has been developed by ICANN and Fundació puntCAT...

 
Catalan This is a TLD for Web sites in the Catalan language
Catalan language
Catalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island...

 or related to Catalan culture.
.com
.com
The domain name com is a generic top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet. Its name is derived from commercial, indicating its original intended purpose for domains registered by commercial organizations...

 
commercial This is an open TLD; any person or entity is permitted to register. Though originally intended for use by for-profit business entities, for a number of reasons it became the "main" TLD for domain names and is currently used by all types of entities including nonprofits, schools and private individuals. Domain name registrations may be challenged if the holder cannot prove an outside relation justifying reservation of the name, to prevent "squatting
Cybersquatting
Cybersquatting , according to the United States federal law known as the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, is registering, trafficking in, or using a domain name with bad faith intent to profit from the goodwill of a trademark belonging to someone else...

".
.coop
.coop
The domain coop is a sponsored top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet. It is intended for the use of cooperatives, wholly owned subsidiaries, and other organizations that exist to promote or support co-operatives....

 
cooperatives The .coop TLD is limited to cooperatives as defined by the Rochdale Principles
Rochdale Principles
The Rochdale Principles are a set of ideals for the operation of cooperatives. They were first set out by the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers in Rochdale, England, in 1844, and have formed the basis for the principles on which co-operatives around the world operate to this day. The...

.
.edu
.edu
The domain name edu is a sponsored top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet. The "domain is intended for accredited post-secondary educational U.S. institutions" and this intention is strictly enforced....

 
educational The .edu TLD is limited to specific educational institutions such as, but not limited to, primary schools, middle schools, secondary schools, colleges, and universities. In the US, its usability was limited in 2001 to post-secondary institutions accredited by an agency on the list of nationally recognized accrediting agencies maintained by the United States Department of Education
United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education, also referred to as ED or the ED for Education Department, is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government...

. This domain is therefore almost exclusively used by US colleges and universities. Some institutions that do not meet the current registration criteria have grandfathered
Grandfather clause
Grandfather clause is a legal term used to describe a situation in which an old rule continues to apply to some existing situations, while a new rule will apply to all future situations. It is often used as a verb: to grandfather means to grant such an exemption...

 domain names.
.gov
.gov
The domain name gov is a sponsored top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet. The name is derived from government, indicating its restricted use by government entities in the United States. The gov domain is administered by the General Services Administration , an independent...

 
governmental The .gov TLD is limited to US governmental entities and agencies.
.info
.info
The domain name info is a generic top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet, The name is derived from information indicating that the domain is intended for informative Internet resources, although registration requirements do not prescribe any theme orientation.The info TLD was...

 
information This is an open TLD; any person or entity is permitted to register.
.int
.int
The domain name int is a sponsored top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet. Its name is derived from the word international, characterizing its use for world-wide purposes....

 
international organizations The .int TLD is strictly limited to organizations, offices, and programs which are endorsed by a treaty between two or more nations. However, there are a few grandfathered domain names that do not meet these criteria.
.jobs
.jobs
The domain name jobs is a sponsored top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet. Indicated by its name, the domain is restricted to employment-related sites....

 
companies The .jobs TLD is designed to be added after the names of established companies with jobs to advertise. At this time, owners of a "company.jobs" domain are not permitted to post jobs of third party employers.
.mil
.mil
The domain name mil is the sponsored top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet for the United States Department of Defense and its subsidiary or affiliated organizations. The name is derived from military. It was one of the first top-level domains, created in January 1985.The...

 
US military
Military of the United States
The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. They consist of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard.The United States has a strong tradition of civilian control of the military...

 
The .mil TLD is limited to use by the US military.
.mobi
.mobi
The domain name mobi is a top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet. Its name is derived from the adjective mobile, indicating its use by mobile devices for accessing Internet resources via the Mobile Web....

 
mobile devices Must be used for mobile-compatible sites in accordance with standards.
.museum
.museum
museum is a sponsored top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet used exclusively by museums, museum associations, and individual members of the museum profession, as these groups are defined by the International Council of Museums .In joint action with the J...

 
museums Must be verified as a legitimate museum.
.name
.name
The domain name "name" is a generic top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet. It is intended for use by individuals for representation of their personal names, nicknames, screen names, pseudonyms, or other types of identification labels....

 
individuals, by name This is an open TLD; any person or entity is permitted to register; however, registrations may be challenged later if they are not by individuals (or the owners of fictional characters) in accordance with the domain's charter.
.net
.net
The domain name net is a generic top-level domain used in the Domain Name System of the Internet. The name is derived from network, indicating its originally intended purpose for organizations involved in networking technologies, such as Internet service providers and other infrastructure companies...

 
network This is an open TLD; any person or entity is permitted to register. Originally intended for use by domains pointing to a distributed network of computers, or "umbrella" sites that act as the portal to a set of smaller websites.
.org
.org
The domain name org is a generic top-level domain of the Domain Name System used in the Internet. The name is derived from organization....

 
organization This is an open TLD; any person or entity is permitted to register. Originally intended for use by non-profit organizations, and still primarily used by same.
.pro
.pro
The domain name pro is a generic top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet. Its name is derived from professional, indicating its intended use by qualified professionals.-History:...

 
professions Currently, .pro is reserved for licensed or certified lawyers, accountants, physicians and engineers in France, Canada, NL, UK and the US. A professional seeking to register a .pro domain must provide their registrar with the appropriate credentials.
.tel
.tel
The domain name .tel is a top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet. It was approved by ICANN as a sponsored top-level domain, and is operated by Telnic...

 
Internet communication services A contact directory housing all types of contact information directly in the Domain Name System.
.travel
.travel
The domain name travel is a top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet. Its name suggests the intended and restricted use by travel agents, airlines, bed and breakfast operators, tourism bureaus, and others in the travel industry....

 
travel and tourism industry related sites Must be verified as a legitimate travel-related entity.
.xxx
.xxx
.xxx is a sponsored top-level domain intended as a voluntary option for pornographic sites on the Internet. The sponsoring organization is the International Foundation for Online Responsibility . The registry is operated by ICM Registry LLC. The ICANN Board voted to approve the sTLD on March 18,...

 
adult entertainment For sites providing sexually-explicit content, such as pornography.

Country code top-level domains

  • name: DNS name of the country code top-level domain
    Country code top-level domain
    A country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....

  • Entity: country, dependency, or region
  • Explanation: explanation of the code when not self-evident from the English name of the country
  • Notes: general remarks
  • IDN: support for internationalized domain names (IDN)
  • DNSSEC: presence of DS records for Domain Name System Security Extensions
  • SLD: allows Second-level domain
    Second-level domain
    In the Domain Name System hierarchy, a second-level domain is a domain that is directly below a top-level domain . For example, in example.com, example is the second-level domain of the .com TLD....

     registration (restrictions may apply)
    Name Entity Explanation Notes IDN DNSSEC SLD
    Second-level domain
    In the Domain Name System hierarchy, a second-level domain is a domain that is directly below a top-level domain . For example, in example.com, example is the second-level domain of the .com TLD....

    .ac
    .ac
    .ac is the Internet country code top-level domain for Ascension Island. It is administered by NIC.AC, a subsidiary of the Internet Computer Bureau based in the United Kingdom.Registration for this domain is open to anyone...

     
     Ascension Island    
    .ad
    .ad
    .ad is the Internet country code top-level domain for Andorra. It is administered by Servei de Telecomunicacions d'Andorra, today called Andorra Telecom....

     
     Andorra   Local trademark, trade name or citizenship required  
    .ae
    .ae
    The domain name ae is the country code top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet for the United Arab Emirates. It is administered by .aeDA which is part of the UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority....

     
     United Arab Emirates      
    .af
    .af
    .af is the Internet country code top-level domain for Afghanistan. It is administered by AFGNIC, a service of the UNDP and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan....

     
     Afghanistan      
    .ag
    .ag
    .ag is the Internet country code top-level domain for Antigua and Barbuda.- Second and third level registrations :Registrations can be made at the second level directly beneath .ag, or at the third level beneath .com.ag, .org.ag, .net.ag, .co.ag, or .nom.ag...

     
     Antigua and Barbuda      
    .ai
    .ai
    .ai is the Internet country code top-level domain for Anguilla. It is administered by the government of Anguilla.Registrations within off.ai, com.ai, net.ai, and org.ai are available unrestrictedly, worldwide, but don't appear to be getting much use...

     
     Anguilla      
    .al
    .al
    .al is the Internet country code top-level domain for Albania. It is administered by the Electronic and Postal Communications Authority of Albania . Only Albanian citizens, or companies based in Albania can actually register .al domains...

     
     Albania   Citizenship required  
    .am
    .am
    .am is the Internet country code top-level domain for Armenia.- Regulation :The registry for .am is operated by , the local chapter of the Internet Society.Regulatory notes:...

     
     Armenia      
    .an
    .an
    .an is the Internet country code top-level domain for the former Netherlands Antilles. It is administered by the University of the Netherlands Antilles. As the Netherlands Antilles have been dissolved in 2010, the domain is being phased out...

     
     Netherlands Antilles Local presence required; Netherland Antilles were dissolved on October 10, 2010;  
    .ao
    .ao
    .ao is the Internet country code top-level domain for Angola. It is administered by the college of engineering of the University of Agostinho Neto....

     
     Angola        
    .aq
    .aq
    .aq is the Internet country code top-level domain for Antarctica. It is reserved for organizations that conduct work in Antarctica or promote the Antarctic and Southern Ocean regions...

     
     Antarctica Antarctique Defined by the Antarctic Treaty
    Antarctic Treaty System
    The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively called the Antarctic Treaty System or ATS, regulate international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earth's only continent without a native human population. For the purposes of the treaty system, Antarctica is defined as all of the land...

     as everything south of latitude 60°S
    60th parallel south
    The 60th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 60 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. No land lies on the parallel—it crosses nothing but ocean...

    . AQ domain names are available to government organisations who are signatories to the Antarctic Treaty and to other registrants who have a physical presence in Antarctica.
     
    .ar
    .ar
    .ar is the Internet country code top-level domain for Argentina. It is administered by NIC Argentina.-Second Level Domains:*.com.ar *.edu.ar...

     
     Argentina     (November 17, 2009) Spanish-Portuguese specific characters (á, â, ã, à, é, ê, í, ó, ô, õ, ú, ü, ñ, ç) allowed, as aproved by law
    .as
    .as
    .as is the Internet country code top-level domain for American Samoa. It is administered by AS Domain Registry.There is no restriction on the nationality of registrants, and many .as names are registered to and used by people, companies and organizations with no connection to American Samoa...

     
     American Samoa      
    .at
    .at
    .at is the Internet country code top-level domain for Austria. It is administered by .The .at top-level domain has a number of second-level domains...

     
     Austria    
    .au
    .au
    .au is the Internet country code top-level domain for Australia.-History:The domain name was originally allocated by Jon Postel, operator of IANA to Kevin Robert Elz of Melbourne University in 1986. After an approximately five year process in the 1990s, the Internet industry created a self...

     
     Australia   Includes Ashmore and Cartier Islands
    Ashmore and Cartier Islands
    The Territory of the Ashmore and Cartier Islands is an external territory of Australia consisting of two groups of small low-lying uninhabited tropical islands in the Indian Ocean situated on the edge of the continental shelf north-west of Australia and south of the Indonesian island of...

     and Coral Sea Islands
    Coral Sea Islands
    The Coral Sea Islands Territory includes a group of small and mostly uninhabited tropical islands and reefs in the Coral Sea, northeast of Queensland, Australia. The only inhabited island is Willis Island...

    . ABN
    Australian Business Number
    The Australian Business Number, or ABN, is a unique identifier issued by the Australian Business Register which is operated by the Australian Taxation Office...

     required.
     
    .aw
    .aw
    .aw is the Internet country code top-level domain for Aruba. It is administered by SETAR.Registrations are permitted directly at the second level, but there is also a .com.aw subdomain intended for commercial sites....

     
     Aruba Aruba, West Indies Restricted to registered Aruban companies, organisations and citizens  
    .ax
    .ax
    .ax is the Internet country code top-level domain of the Åland Islands, introduced in 2006. Previously, most Åland websites were under the .aland.fi subdomain.-History:...

     
     Åland Islands      
    .az
    .az
    .az is the Internet country code top-level domain for Azerbaijan. It is administered by Azerbaijan Communications. Some second-level domains under .az are com.az, net.az, int.az, gov.az, org.az, .edu.az, .info.az, .pp.az, .mil.az, .name.az, .pro.az, biz.az and co.az.-External links:*...

     
     Azerbaijan      
    .ba
    .ba
    .ba is the Internet country code top-level domain for Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is administered by the University Teleinformation Center.It has the following second-level domains:*.web.ba: *.org.ba: Non-profit organizations...

     
     Bosnia and Herzegovina    
    .bb
    .bb
    .bb is the Internet country code top-level domain for Barbados. The .bb top-level domain has been maintained by several administrators since its creation. The first of which was the University of Puerto Rico. In 1996 the Government of Barbados sought the relegation of .bb to the incumbent local...

     
     Barbados      
    .bd
    .bd
    .bd is the Internet country code top-level domain for Bangladesh. It is administered by the Ministry of Post & Telecommunications of Bangladesh...

     
     Bangladesh      
    .be
    .be
    .be is the Internet country code top-level domain for Belgium. The domain became active in 1989 and was administrated by Pierre Verbaeten of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. In 2000, the control of the TLD was transferred to DNS Belgium...

     
     Belgium   (Also unofficially used in the canton of Berne, Switzerland)  
    .bf
    .bf
    .bf is the Internet country code top-level domain for Burkina Faso. It is administered by DELGI. The registry site, is the ARCE site. A document purporting to be an official registration form can be found at the URL http://www.artel.bf/IMG/File/domaine-bf.pdf.-External links:*...

     
     Burkina Faso      
    .bg
    .bg
    The domain name .bg is the country code top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet for Bulgaria. It is currently operated by Register.bg....

     
     Kingdom of Bulgaria     in addition to ASCII, only Cyrillic letters from the Bulgarian language are accepted
    .bh
    .bh
    .bh is the Internet country code top-level domain for Bahrain. It is administered by BATELCO.-Second level domains:There are eight Second Level Domains:*com.bh: Commercial Entities*info.bh: Informational Sites*cc.bh...

     
     Bahrain      
    .bi
    .bi
    .bi is the Internet country code top-level domain for Burundi. It is administered by the Burundi National Center of Information Technology....

     
     Burundi      
    .bj
    .bj
    .bj is the Internet country code top-level domain for Benin. It is administered by the Office of Stations and Telecommunications of Benin....

     
     Benin      
    .bm
    .bm
    .bm is the Internet country code top-level domain for Bermuda. It was originally delegated in March 1993 to Bermuda College and was redelegated to the Registrar General of Bermuda, the de-facto manager of the .BM domain, in 2007....

     
     Bermuda   Local corporate registration required  
    .bn
    .bn
    .bn is the Internet country code top-level domain for Brunei Darussalam. It is administered by Telekom Brunei Berhad, or simply TelBru .- Second-level domains :* .com.bn* .edu.bn...

     
     Brunei      
    .bo
    .bo
    .bo is the Internet country code top-level domain for Bolivia. It is administered by ADSIB, As of February 2011, the NIC was offering a registration fee of about $40 USD per year or 280 $Bs for third-level domain and $140 USD per year or 980 $Bs for second level domain.Registration is at the...

     
     Bolivia      
    .br
    .br
    .br is the Internet country code top-level domain for Brazil. It was administered by the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee until 2005 when it started being administered by Brazilian Network Information Center . A local contact is required for any registration...

     
     Brazil   Restricted. Registration is done under several categories (i.e.: .com.br for businesses, .gov.br for government agencies, etc.)
    .bs
    .bs
    .bs is the Internet country code top-level domain for the Bahamas. It is administered by the College of the Bahamas.-Second level domains:There are five Second Level Domains:*com.bs: Commercial Entities*net.bs: Network Providers...

     
     The Bahamas      
    .bt
    .bt
    .bt is the Internet country code top-level domain for Bhutan . It is administered by the Bhutan Ministry of Communications.As of November 7, 2005, there are a total of 84 registered names in this TLD.-External links:* *...

     
     Bhutan      
    .bv
    .bv
    .bv is the Internet country code top-level domain reserved for the uninhabited Norwegian dependent territory of Bouvet Island. The domain name registry and sponsor is Norid, but .bv is not open for registration. .bv was designated on 21 August 1997 and was placed under the .no registry Norid...

     
     Bouvet Island   Not in use (Norwegian dependency; see .no
    .no
    .no is the Internet country code top-level domain for Norway. Registrations are processed via accredited registrars and internationalized domain names may also be registered ....

    ).
    .bw
    .bw
    .bw is the Internet country code top-level domain for Botswana. It is administered by the University of Botswana. There does not appear to be any official registry Web site or information online about how to register domains in this TLD, but some ISPs in Botswana offer this service, and it can be...

     
     Botswana      
    .by
    .by
    .by is the Internet country code top-level domain for Belarus. It is administered by The Operative-analytical center of the Republic of Belarus . The code "BY" originates from an alternative spelling of Belarus, Byelorussia, which was used during their inclusion in the Soviet Union...

     
     Belarus Byelorussia    
    .bz
    .bz
    .bz is the Internet country code top-level domain for Belize. It is administered by the University of Belize.At one point, .bz domains were being marketed by an American company as standing for "business", and that company took legal action against ICANN in an attempt to block the .biz domain as...

     
     Belize      
    .ca
    .ca
    .ca is the Internet country code top-level domain for Canada. The domain name registry that operates it is the Canadian Internet Registration Authority . Registrants of .ca domains must meet the Canadian Presence Requirements as defined by the registry...

     
     Canada   Subject to Canadian Presence Requirements.  
    .cc
    .cc
    .cc is the Internet country code top-level domain for Cocos Islands, an Australian territory. It is administered by VeriSign through a subsidiary company eNIC, which promotes it for international registration as "the next .com"; .cc was originally assigned in October 1997 to eNIC Corporation of...

     
     Cocos (Keeling) Islands   (Australian territory: do not confuse with Cocos islands in Guam. Also used as a free domain service to the public as co.cc, cx.cc, cz.cc, or uni.cc domain.)  
    .cd
    .cd
    .cd is the Internet country code top-level domain for the Democratic Republic of Congo. It was created in 1997 as a replacement for the .zr ccTLD, which was phased out and eventually deleted in 2001....

     
     Democratic Republic of the Congo      
    .cf
    .cf
    .cf is the Internet country code top-level domain for the Central African Republic. It is administered by the Central African Society of Telecommunications....

     
     Central African Republic      
    .cg
    .cg
    .cg is the Internet country code top-level domain for the Republic of the Congo. It is administered by ONPT Congo and Interpoint Switzerland. Citizens of the Republic of the Congo are entitled to one free domain registration, directly at the second level of .cg. Additional registrations, and...

     
     Republic of the Congo      
    .ch
    .ch
    .ch is the Internet country code top-level domain for Switzerland. It is administered by SWITCH Information Technology Services.The ".ch" domain does not come from the name for Switzerland in any of its national languages; "die Schweiz", "Suisse", "Svizzera" or "Svizra"...

     
     Switzerland Confoederatio Helvetica (Latin)   Since March 2004, see details
    .ci
    .ci
    .ci is the Internet country code top-level domain for Côte d'Ivoire.-Unconventional Naming:In most situation, specific registrations are done using a second level domain name...

     
     Côte d'Ivoire      
    .ck
    .ck
    .ck is the Internet country code top-level domain for the Cook Islands.Registrations are within these second-level categories:* .co.ck: business organisations* .org.ck: not-for-profit organisations...

     
     Cook Islands      
    .cl
    .cl
    .cl is the Internet country code top-level domain for Chile, and the Easter Islands. It is administered by the University of Chile. Registration of second-level domains under this TLD is open to anyone, however, foreign registrants must provide a domestic contact with a RUT, the Chilean national...

     
     Chile    
    .cm
    .cm
    .cm is the country code top-level domain for Cameroon.The official registrar for .cm domains is Netcom.cm, based in Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon. Netcom.cm Sarl was founded in early 2008 as a partner of ANTIC, the Information Technology Regulator for Cameroon. On October 15, 2008, NETCOM.cm...

     
     Cameroon   A local entity/company in Cameroon is required to register a domain name.  
    .cn
    .cn
    .cn is the country code top-level domain for mainland China.The domain name administration in People's Republic of China is done through a branch of the Ministry of Information Industry. This ministry oversees everything from telecommunications to broadcasting similar to the Federal Communications...

     
     People's Republic of China   Registration allowed worldwide. Hong Kong
    Hong Kong
    Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

     and Macau
    Macau
    Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...

     also maintain TLDs.
     
    .co
    .co
    .co is the country code top-level domain assigned to the Republic of Colombia. It is administered by .CO Internet S.A.S., a strategic venture formed between Arcelandia S.A. and Neustar, Inc...

     
     Colombia      
    .cr
    .cr
    -Second-level domains:* .ac.cr - Academic: Universities* .co.cr - Commercial* .ed.cr - Education: Colleges, High Schools, etc* .fi.cr - Financial institutions like banks* .go.cr - Governmental...

     
     Costa Rica      
    .cs
    .cs
    .cs was for several years the country code top-level domain for Czechoslovakia. However, the country split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993, and the two new countries were soon assigned their own ccTLDs: .cz and .sk respectively...

     
     Czechoslovakia Czecho-Slovakia domain is not in use since 1993. The ISO-code cs was later allocated for Serbia and Montenegro, which used .yu instead.  
    .cu
    .cu
    -Second Level Domain Names:* .com.cu* .edu.cu* .org.cu* .net.cu* .gov.cu* .inf.cu-External links:* *...

     
     Cuba      
    .cv
    .cv
    .cv is the country code top-level domain for Cape Verde. It is managed by the National Communications Agency...

     
     Cape Verde      
    .cx
    .cx
    .cx is the country code top-level domain for Christmas Island. It is administered by Christmas Island Internet Administration , a community-owned non-profit company which also provides Internet service to the island's residents....

     
     Christmas Island      
    .cy
    .cy
    .cy is the country code top-level domain for Cyprus. Registration is limited to residents of Cyprus or companies and organizations registered with the government there; the personal or business registration number is required on registration...

     
     Cyprus      
    .cz
    .cz
    .cz is the country code top-level domain for the Czech Republic. It is administered by CZ.NIC. Registrations must be ordered via accredited domain name registrars.Before the split in 1993 former Czechoslovakia used domain .cs....

     
     Czech Republic      
    .dd
    .dd
    .dd was the assigned country code top-level domain for the German Democratic Republic . It was chosen based on the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for the German Democratic Republic, the letters coming from the German name of the country: ...

     
    Deutsche Demokratische Republik Was proposed, but never implemented due to German re-unification.  
    .de
    .de
    .de is the country code top-level domain for the Federal Republic of Germany. DENIC does not require specific second-level domains, as it is the case with the .uk domain range which require .co.uk domain for example.The name is based on the first two letters of the German name for Germany...

     
     Germany Deutschland German postal address for administrative contact (admin-c) required. Proxy registrations are allowed. 93 non-ASCII characters, see details
    .dj
    .dj
    .dj is the country code top-level domain for Djibouti.It has been marketed for music-related sites due to the common use of "DJ" to mean disc jockey. A project is also under development to use it for "Data Journals". However, this TLD has not proven especially popular to date. Other similar ccTLDs...

     
     Djibouti      
    .dk
    .dk
    .dk is the country code top-level domain for Denmark. The supervision of the .dk top-level domain is handled exclusively by DK Hostmaster. Any new .dk domain name has to be applied for via an approved registrator. Then the domain name applicant can ask the registrator to manage his domain name or...

     
     Denmark     (January 1, 2004), (æ, ø, å, ö, ä, ü, & é): see details
    .dm
    .dm
    .dm is the country code top-level domain for Dominica. Registrants of a second-level .dm domain get the corresponding third-level names within .com.dm, .net.dm and .org.dm automatically included...

     
     Dominica      
    .do
    .do
    .do is the country code top-level domain for the Dominican Republic. has administered the domain since 1991.* .do: General use* art.do: Arts institutions* com.do: Commercial organizations...

     
     Dominican Republic      
    .dz
    .dz
    .dz is the country code top-level domain for Algeria. It is administered by Network Internet Center. DZ, a subdivision of CERIST . To apply for a .dz domain name, one must be an organization with a permanent presence in Algeria, and choose a name of three or more letters...

     
     Algeria Dzayer    
    .ec
    .ec
    .ec is the country code top-level domain for Ecuador.Registrations are made directly at the second level or at the third level beneath these names:* .EC General use* .COM.EC Commercial use* .INFO.EC General information...

     
     Ecuador      
    .ee
    .ee
    .ee is the Internet country code top-level domain of Estonia, operated by Estonian Internet Foundation.-Second-Level Domain Names:* .com.ee -- companies as defined in the Commercial Code* .pri.ee -- individuals...

     
     Estonia Eesti Anyone can register but local administrative contact is required. Estonian domain names to incorporate diacritics (IDN) Starting from June 13, 2011 http://www.internet.ee/eng/news/estonian-domain-names-to-incorporate-diacritics-idn
    .eg
    .eg
    .eg is the Latin alphabet country code top-level domain for Egypt. Any entity who wants to register a domain name ending with .eg must have a local representative or the domain name has to be hosted on Egyptian DNS servers...

     
     Egypt      
    .eh
    .eh
    Western Sahara is a disputed territory, in turn it has no country code top-level domain , but .eh is reserved for that purpose. IANA has no sponsoring organizations assigned to this domain....

     
     Western Sahara   .eh is reserved for Western Sahara, but does not exist in the root.      
    .er
    .er
    -2nd level domains:A number of second level domains exist, although there is no information available about their exact purposes or restrictions.* com.er presumably for commercial organisations* edu.er presumably for academic/educational organisations...

     
     Eritrea      
    .es
    .es
    .es is the country code top-level domain for Spain. It is administered by the Network Information Center of Spain.Registrations are permitted at the second level or at the third level beneath various generic second level categories. Some qualifications and restrictions apply to third-level...

     
     Spain España    
    .et
    .et
    .et is the country code top-level domain for Ethiopia. It is also the French and Latin word for "And". This would allow for many domain hacks, if it weren't for the fact that second level domain names aren't sold...

     
     Ethiopia      
    .eu
    .eu
    .eu is the country code top-level domain for the European Union . Launched 7 December 2005, the domain is available for organisations in and residents of EU member states. The TLD is administered by EURid, a consortium consisting of the national ccTLD registry operators of Belgium, Sweden, Italy...

     
     European Union   Restricted to institutions (under the .europa.eu
    Europa (web portal)
    Europa is the official web portal of the European Union . It is intended to improve the public’s interaction with EU institutions by quickly directing website visitors to the services or information they are seeking. Europa links to all EU agencies and institutions in addition to press releases...

     subdomain), companies, and individuals in the European Union (or in other overseas or autonomous regions of member countries).
    Supported characters (latin, greek, cyrillic): see details
    .fi
    .fi
    .fi is the Internet country code top-level domain for Finland. It is operated by FICORA, the Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority....

     
     Finland   Limited to companies and organizations registered in Finland and Finnish nationals. (September 2005) Supported characters (latin): see details
    .fj
    .fj
    .fj is the country code top-level domain for Fiji.Only registrations at third levels are possible under these second-level sub-domains:* ac.fj* biz.fj* com.fj* info.fj* mil.fj* name.fj* net.fj* org.fj* pro.fj-External links:* *...

     
     Fiji      
    .fk
    .fk
    .fk is the country code top-level domain for the Falkland Islands.Registrants must be UK Falkland Islands residents.Only registrations at third levels are possible under these second-level sub-domains:* .co.fk – for commercial organizations...

     
     Falkland Islands      
    .fm
    .fm
    .fm is the country code top-level domain for the Federated States of Micronesia, a group of islands located in the Pacific Ocean.Except for reserved names like .com.fm, .net.fm, .org.fm and others, any person in the world can register a .fm domain for a fee, much of the income from which goes to...

     
     Federated States of Micronesia    
    .fo
    .fo
    .fo is the country code top-level domain for the Faroe Islands. Any domain name should correspond to a trademark of the registrant...

     
     Faroe Islands Føroyar    
    .fr
    .fr
    .fr is the country code top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet for France. Along with .re and .tf, it is administered by AFNIC.The .fr top-level domain is divided into a number of second-level domains:...

     
     Early Modern France   Can only be used by organisations or persons with a presence in France  
    .ga
    .ga
    .ga is the country code top-level domain for Gabon. It is administered by Gabon Telecom. The registrar website is .-Non-Conventional Naming:Some entities are named using a non-conventional system as follow:* amb-name.ga -- embassies...

     
     Gabon      
    .gb
    .gb
    .gb is a reserved Internet country code top-level domain for the United Kingdom. Introduced at the same time as the UK's other top-level domain , it was never widely used...

     
     United Kingdom Great Britain Seldom used; the primary ccTLD used is .uk
    .uk
    .uk is the Internet country code top-level domain for the United Kingdom. , it is the fourth most popular top-level domain worldwide , with over 9.5 million registrations....

     for United Kingdom
    United Kingdom
    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

    .
     
    .gd
    .gd
    .gd is the country code top-level domain for Grenada....

     
     Grenada      
    .ge
    .ge
    .ge is the country code top-level domain for Georgia. It was registered in 1992. The administrative contact and the technical contact of a domain name ending with .ge have to be domiciled in Georgia...

     
         
    .gf
    .gf
    .gf is the country code top-level domain for French Guiana. It is delegated to the ISP Net Plus, but its site does not appear to have any information about how to register the domains, which are little-used.-External links:* *...

     
     French Guiana Guyane française    
    .gg
    .gg
    .gg is the country code top-level domain for Guernsey. It is administered by Island Networks.-Second-level domains:Since 2000, names have been registered principally directly at second level....

     
     Guernsey      
    .gh
    .gh
    -Second level domains:* .com.gh - for companies* .edu.gh - for schools* .gov.gh - for government* .org.gh - for organizations* .mil.gh - for military-External links:**...

     
     Ghana      
    .gi
    .gi
    -Second-Level Domain Names:* .com.gi* .ltd.gi* .gov.gi* .mod.gi* .edu.gi* .org.gi-Trivia:Because of the coincidence in abbreviation, it has also been used for some official domains for the Spanish city Girona...

     
     Gibraltar      
    .gl
    .gl
    .gl is the country code top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet for Greenland. The domain is available for Internet services world-wide and registrations are handled by ICANN accredited domain name registrars....

     
     Greenland      
    .gm
    .gm
    .gm is the country code top-level domain of The Gambia.-External links:**...

     
     The Gambia      
    .gn
    .gn
    .gn is the country code top-level domain for Guinea. A local contact is required to register a domain name under .gn.-Second level domains:* .com.gn: Commercial* .ac.gn: Academic* .gov.gn: Government* .org.gn: Non-profit...

     
     Guinea   A local contact is required  
    .gp
    .gp
    .gp is the country code top-level domain for Guadeloupe and is still in use for Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, two former parts of Guadeloupe. .gp domains can be registered at . Pricing differs for Guadeloupians and other Internet users. For a Guadeloupe individual the pricing is 30€ for one...

     
     Guadeloupe   Still used for Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin  
    .gq
    .gq
    -External links:*...

     
     Equatorial Guinea Guinée Équatoriale      
    .gr
    .gr
    .gr is the country code top-level domain for Greece. Registrations are processed via accredited registrars and domain names in Greek characters may also be registered.-Second level domains:There are eight official second level domains:...

     
     Greece      
    .gs
    .gs
    .gs is the Internet country code top-level domain for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands..gs is a member of CoCCA, a group of country-code domains making use of common registry and dispute resolution services, along with .af, .cx, .nf, .ki, .tl, .mn, .dm, and .mu..gs is a common domain...

     
     South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands      
    .gt
    .gt
    .gt is the Internet country code top-level domain for Guatemala.-Second level domains:* .com.gt - Commercial entities* .edu.gt - Educational institutions* .net.gt - Networks; unrestricted in registration...

     
     Guatemala      
    .gu
    .gu
    .gu is the Internet country code top-level domain for Guam.Registrations are free of charge but are limited to people or companies with a contact in Guam, and are limited to third-level registrations beneath second-level names such as .com.gu...

     
     Guam      
    .gw
    .gw
    .gw is the Internet country code top-level domain for Guinea-Bissau.The Fundacão IT & Media Universidade De Bissau is the central registry for all domains for .gw...

     
     Guinea-Bissau      
    .gy
    .gy
    .gy is the Internet country code top-level domain for Guyana. It is administered and managed by the University of Guyana website.-Second-Level Domain Names:* .co.gy* .com.gy* .org.gy* .net.gy* .edu.gy...

     
     Guyana      
    .hk
    .hk
    .hk is the designated Internet country code top-level domain for Hong Kong. Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation is the only organization endorsed by the Hong Kong Government to undertake the administration of 'hk' domain names...

     
     Hong Kong   Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China
    People's Republic of China
    China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

    .
    .hm
    .hm
    .hm is the Internet country code top-level domain for the Heard and McDonald Islands, an uninhabited territory of Australia.There has been limited use of this top-level domain, most of it unrelated in any way to the Heard and McDonald Islands. For instance, my.hm issues firstname.lastname.hm in a...

     
     Heard Island and McDonald Islands      
    .hn
    .hn
    .hn is the Internet country code top-level domain for Honduras.-Second-Level Domain Names:* .net.hn* .org.hn* .edu.hn* .gob.hn* .com.hn-External links:* *...

     
     Honduras      
    .hr
    .hr
    - Details :The .hr domain is administered by CARNet - Croatian Academic and Research Network, via the CARNet DNS Committee which determines policy, and the CARNet DNS Service which handles day-to-day matters. The Committee is composed of members generally associated with the academic community...

     
     Independent State of Croatia Hrvatska    
    .ht
    .ht
    .ht is the Internet country code top-level domain for Haiti.-External links:* *...

     
     Haiti    
    .hu
    .hu
    .hu is the Internet country code top-level domain for Hungary. Registrations are processed via accredited registrars.-Second-Level Domain Names:* .co.hu* .2000.hu* .erotika.hu* .jogasz.hu* .sex.hu* .video.hu...

     
     Hungary      
    .id
    .id
    .id is the Internet country code top-level domain for Indonesia. Currently, usage of second level domains appears to be limited to the domains listed below.-Second level domains:These are second level domains:* ac.id — Academic Institutions...

     
     Indonesia      
    .ie
    .ie
    .ie is the Internet country code top-level domain for the Republic of Ireland. Registration is open to registrants located in, or with a significant connection to any part of the island, including Northern Ireland....

     
     Republic of Ireland
     Northern Ireland
      Only available for Ireland
    Ireland
    Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

    -registered brands and companies. Foreign companies can register if doing business in Ireland or provide TM. Since 2007 personal names are allowed to be registered subject to guidelines.
     
    .il
    .il
    .il is the Internet country code top-level domain of Israel. It is administered by the Israel Internet Association.The .il top-level domain is one of the earliest registered ccTLDs...

     
     Israel    
    .im
    .im
    .im is the Internet country code top-level domain for the Isle of Man. It is administered by the Government of the Isle of Man and managed on a day to day basis by Domicilium, an offshore Internet Service Provider based on the Isle of Man....

     
     Isle of Man      
    .in
    .in
    .in is the Internet country code top-level domain for India. The domain is operated by INRegistry under the authority of NIXI, the National Internet Exchange of India. INRegistry was appointed by the government of India....

     
     India   Under INRegistry
    INRegistry
    INRegistry is the official .IN registry. It was appointed by the government of India, and is operated under the authority of NIXI, the National Internet eXchange of India.- History :...

     since April 2005 (except: gov.in, nic.in, mil.in, ac.in, edu.in, res.in).
     
    .io
    .io
    .io is the Internet country code top-level domain for the British Indian Ocean Territory.Internationalized domain names may also be registered ....

     
     British Indian Ocean Territory      
    .iq
    .iq
    .iq is the Internet country code top-level domain for Iraq.This domain was in limbo for years, as the delegated manager was imprisoned in Texas on charges of alleged connection to Hamas , for which he was later convicted in 2005...

     
     Iraq      
    .ir
    .ir
    .ir is the Internet country code top-level domain for Iran. It is managed by the Institute for Studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics.- Second-level domains :* .ir – public...

     
     Iran    
    .is
    .is
    .is is the Internet country code top-level domain for Iceland. The very first .is domain, hi.is, the domain of University of Iceland, was registered on December 11. 1986. .Is registration is open to all without any special restriction. The country code is derived from the first two letters of...

     
     Iceland Ísland  
    .it
    .it
    .it is the Internet country code top-level domain for Italy.Because it is also the English word it, and many words end with -it, this can commonly used in the construction of domain hacks, such as play.it , write.it or swimsu.it.There are a number of reserved second-level domain names, for...

     
     Italy   Restricted to companies and individuals in the European Union
    European Union
    The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...

    .
     
    .je
    .je
    .je is the Internet country code top-level domain for Jersey. It is administered by Island Networks.-Second-level domains:Since 2000, names have been registered principally directly under the country code....

     
     Jersey      
    .jm
    .jm
    .jm is the Internet country code top-level domain for Jamaica. Registrations are at the third level beneath the second level names com.jm, net.jm, org.jm, edu.jm, gov.jm, and mil.jm. Registrations are processed by hand rather than automatically, so registrants are asked to allow 30 days for the...

     
     Jamaica      
    .jo
    .jo
    .jo is the country code top-level domain for Jordan. A local contact is required to register a domain name under .jo. It is administered by .Jordan also has an internationalized country code top-level domain, الاردن.- Second level domains :...

     
     Jordan      
    .jp
    .jp
    .jp is the Internet country code top-level domain for Japan. It is administered by the Japan Registry Service.At the establishment of the .jp domain the domain was administered by the JPNIC, as part of their role as an overseeing technical body for the Internet in Japan...

     
     Japan   Restricted to individuals or companies with a physical address in Japan.  
    .ke
    .ke
    .ke is the Internet country code top-level domain for Kenya.Second-level domains, under which domains are registered at the third level, are:* .co.ke - for Companies* .or.ke - for Not-for-Profit-Making Organisations or NGO's...

     
     Kenya      
    .kg
    .kg
    .kg is the Internet country code top-level domain for Kyrgyzstan. While registrations are normally at the second level, there are some specialized third-level registrations such as those under gov.kg and mil.kg.-Second-Level Domain Names:...

     
     Kyrgyzstan      
    .kh
    .kh
    .kh is the Internet country code top-level domain for Cambodia. It is administered by the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications of Cambodia.The domain name comes from the major ethnic group of Cambodia khmer.-Second level domains:...

     
     Cambodia Khmer, former Kâmpŭchea    
    .ki
    .ki
    .ki is the Internet country code top-level domain for Kiribati.From the early 1990s to the early 2000s the domain was managed on behalf of the Republic of Kiribati by an Australian ISP, Connect.com.au with the Forum Fisheries Agency, based in Honiara, Solomon Islands as original sponsor, then...

     
     Kiribati      
    .km
    .km
    .km is the Internet country code top-level domain for Comoros.Registration is available directly at second-level or under a number of sub-domains ....

     
     Comoros Komori    
    .kn
    .kn
    .kn is the Internet country code top-level domain for Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is administered by the University of Puerto Rico, Central Administration.Recently, .kn has been opened for global registration...

     
     Saint Kitts and Nevis      
    .kp
    .kp
    .kp is the Internet country code top-level domain of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea . It was created on September 24, 2007.-Usage:...

     
     North Korea      
    .kr
    .kr
    .kr is the Internet country code top-level domain for South Korea . Registrations are processed via registration agents....

     
     South Korea    
    .kw
    .kw
    - Second level domains :Registrations are at the third level beneath these names:* edu.kw: Academic and research institutions* com.kw: Commercial entities and individuals* net.kw: Commercial entities and individuals...

     
     Kuwait      
    .ky
    .ky
    .ky is the Internet country code top-level domain for the Cayman Islands. Registration is limited to residents and registered companies in the Cayman Islands, and a local address and phone number is required for the registrant and administrative contact...

     
     Cayman Islands   Restricted to qualified Cayman entities  
    .kz
    .kz
    .kz is the Internet country code top-level domain for Kazakhstan.Registrations can be made directly at the second level or at the third level beneath categories which have specific restrictions, and are generally limited to Kazakhstan-related entities.- Second-level domains :* .com.kz -...

     
     Kazakhstan      
    .la
    .la
    .la is the Internet country code top-level domain for Laos.- History :The LA Names Corporation, based in Guernsey, has gained the rights to market .la registrations, and they had used the registry services of Afilias and, formerly, the registrar services of DreamHost. However, DreamHost has...

     
     Laos   Currently being marketed as the unofficial domain for Los Angeles
    Los Ángeles
    Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

     
     
    .lb
    .lb
    .lb is the Internet country code top-level domain for Lebanon.The official registration rules say that it is necessary to have a Lebanese trademark certificate for the exact name being registered and the trademark owner must be a Lebanese entity.Registrants in each of the subdomains .lb is the...

     
     Lebanon   Restricted to registration with a company in Lebanon
    Lebanon
    Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

     
     
    .lc
    .lc
    .lc is the Internet country code top-level domain for Saint Lucia. Any entity may register domain names under .lc once guidelines are met.-External links:* *...

     
     Saint Lucia      
    .li
    .li
    .li is the Internet country code top-level domain for Liechtenstein. It was created in 1993. The domain is sponsored and administered by the Hochschule Liechtenstein in Vaduz, but domain names with the extension can also be registered with SWITCH, administrator of Switzerland's .ch ccTLD...

     
     Liechtenstein    
    .lk
    .lk
    .lk is the Internet country code top-level domain for Sri Lanka. Foreign companies who do not have a local presence can only reserve their top-level and corresponding open second-level domains...

     
     Sri Lanka      
    .lr
    .lr
    .lr is the Internet country code top-level domain for Liberia. Before 2003 the registration was limited to those with a local presence and intent to use the domain. Since 2003 these limitations no longer exist....

     
     Liberia      
    .ls
    .ls
    -Second-Level Domains:It is not possible to register a new second-level domain in .ls. New registrations are only taken at the third level, below one of the existing second level domains. Second-level domains that have active registrations are listed below....

     
     Lesotho      
    .lt
    .lt
    .lt is the Internet country code top-level domain for Lithuania.-External links:* *...

     
     Lithuania    
    .lu
    .lu
    .lu is the Internet country code top-level domain for Luxembourg. .lu domains are administered by Restena. Since February 1, 2010, the administrative contact no longer needs to be based in Luxembourg....

     
     Luxembourg    
    .lv
    .lv
    .lv is the Internet country code top-level domain for Latvia.Registration is permitted at the second level, and this is the form of registration currently encouraged by the registry; however, registrations are also accepted at the third level beneath a number of subdomains:* .com.lv - commercial...

     
     Latvia      
    .ly
    .ly
    .ly is the Internet country code top-level domain for Libya.-Registration:A .ly registration is the process of registering top-level country-code domain name for Libya. The registration is sponsored by the General Post and Telecommunication Company. The .ly domain extension, introduced in 1988, is...

     
     Libya      
    .ma
    .ma
    .ma is the Internet country code top-level domain for Morocco. A local registrar with a local Moroccan company as administrative contact is needed to register an .ma or .co.ma domain name...

     
     Morocco Maroc    
    .mc
    .mc
    -Second-level domains:Registrations are made directly at the second level, or under these names:* .tm.mc: registered trademarks -Second-level domains:Registrations are made directly at the second level, or under these names:* .tm.mc: registered trademarks -Second-level domains:Registrations are...

     
     Monaco      
    .md
    .md
    .md is the Internet country code top-level domain for Moldova.-External links:* * *...

     
     Moldova   Marketed for Medical use (Doctors)  
    .me
    .me
    .me is the Internet country code top-level domain for Montenegro.The .me top level domain replaced the .yu domain previously used by Serbia and Montenegro....

     
     Kingdom of Montenegro      
    .mg
    .mg
    .mg is the Internet country code top-level domain for Madagascar.- Second-level domains :Registrations are taken directly at the second level, or at the third level beneath the following second level names:* .org.mg: Organizations...

     
     Madagascar      
    .mh
    .mh
    .mh is the Internet country code top-level domain for Marshall Islands. Its registry Web site has not been updated since 1997, and the mechanism of registering domains listed on that site involves downloading an InterNIC template form that is presently a dead link...

     
     Marshall Islands        
    .mk
    .mk
    .mk is the Internet country code top-level domain for the Republic of Macedonia. It is administered by The Macedonian Academic Research Network .Available domains:* .mk* .com.mk* .org.mk* .net.mk* .edu.mk...

     
     Republic of Macedonia Makedonija Restricted to registration with a company in Macedonia
    Republic of Macedonia
    Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...

     
     
    .ml
    .ml
    - Second-level domains :Registrations are at the third level beneath these names:* .com.ml: Local companies and trademark registrants; may reflect legal or brand name * .net.ml: Internet providers...

     
     Mali      
    .mm
    .mm
    .mm is the Internet country code top-level domain for Burma . It was assigned in 1997. Prior to 1989, the ISO 3166-1 code for Burma was BU, but no .bu ccTLD was ever assigned.-Description:...

     
     Myanmar      
    .mn
    .mn
    .mn is the Internet country code top-level domain for Mongolia. It is administered by .MN, Registry, Datacom.The domain name is composed of the consonants in the first syllable of the country name. The .MN registry is operated under the Thick Registry model. Administrative, Billing, Technical and...

     
     Mongolia   Some second-level domains are reserved for special use .mn
    .mn
    .mn is the Internet country code top-level domain for Mongolia. It is administered by .MN, Registry, Datacom.The domain name is composed of the consonants in the first syllable of the country name. The .MN registry is operated under the Thick Registry model. Administrative, Billing, Technical and...

     
    .mo
    .mo
    .mo is the Internet country code top-level domain for Macau. The inclusion of the letter "o" in the TLD refers to the alternate spelling of Macao.The registry for this domain name is operated by the Macao Network Information Center...

     
     Macau Macao Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China
    People's Republic of China
    China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

    .
     
    .mp
    .mp
    .mp is the Internet country code top-level domain for Northern Mariana Islands. There are a few sites related to the Northern Mariana Islands in this domain . The get.mp site allows users to register and manage .mp domains...

     
     Northern Mariana Islands      
    .mq
    .mq
    .mq is the Internet country code top-level domain for Martinique. Registrations are presently closed for second-level domain names.The .mq top-level domain was formerly managed by SYSTEL...

     
     Martinique    
    .mr
    .mr
    .mr is the Internet country code top-level domain for Mauritania. A local contact is required to register a domain name under .mr. Registrations are taken directly at the second level, but a .gov.mr second level domain exists in which governmental sites can be found at the third level.- External...

     
     Mauritania      
    .ms
    .ms
    .ms is the Internet country code top-level domain for Montserrat, a British Overseas Territory. Microsoft has used this as an abbreviation with projects such as . Web sites based in, or having to do with, the U.S. State of Mississippi also use the .ms domain as MS is the official United States...

     
     Montserrat      
    .mt
    .mt
    .mt is the Internet country code top-level domain for Malta. It is sometimes used for Montana related websites.- Second-level domains :Registrations are at the third level beneath these names:* com.mt: commercial entities...

     
     Malta      
    .mu
    .mu
    .mu is the Internet country code top-level domain for Mauritius. It is administered by the Mauritius Network Information Centre and registrations are processed via accredited registrars. Some registrars market it as the .music and .museum TLD....

     
     Mauritius      
    .mv
    .mv
    .mv is the Internet country code top-level domain for the Republic of Maldives. It is administered by Dhiraagu Pvt Ltd, a Telecommunications company....

     
     Maldives      
    .mw
    .mw
    .mw is the Internet country code top-level domain for Malawi. In 2002 the IANA recommended that administration of the ccTLD be transferred to the Malawi Sustainable Development Network Programme from Computer Solutions LTD...

     
     Malawi      
    .mx
    .mx
    .mx is the Internet country code top-level domain for Mexico, which recently has been re-opened to new registrations by NIC México. In 2009, The .mx ccTLD will be rolled out in 3 steps:...

     
     Mexico      
    .my
    .my
    .my is the Internet country code top-level domain for Malaysia. The Malaysia Network Information Centre is currently the registry and registrar for the domain, in charge of registration, billing, system administration, and policies and operation of the domain...

     
     Malaysia   Restricted to registration by an individual or company in Malaysia  .my Domain Registry
    .mz
    .mz
    .mz is the Internet country code top-level domain for Mozambique. Registrations are at the third level beneath the second-level names adv.mz,ac.mz, co.mz, org.mz, gov.mz and edu.mz.-External links:* * *...

     
     Mozambique      
    .na
    .na
    .na is the Internet country code top-level domain for Namibia. Registry/Registrar Separation has been implemented, with Namibian and Foreign Registrars being accredited...

     
     Namibia      
    .nc
    .nc
    .nc is the Internet country code top-level domain for New Caledonia.The second-level domain .nc.us, within the .us country code domain, is for the U.S...

     
     New Caledonia      
    .ne
    .ne
    .ne is the Internet country code top-level domain for Niger.Unrelated to the .ne top-level domain, "ne" is sometimes used as a second-level domain within other country-code domains, in which registrants may register second-level domains of the form .ne.xx, where xx is the ccTLD. Two examples are...

     
     Niger      
    .nf
    .nf
    .nf is the Internet country code top-level domain for Norfolk Island. While there is no rule requiring a local presence to register domains in this TLD, the pricing is significantly higher than most other domains, which has discouraged its use...

     
     Norfolk Island      
    .ng
    .ng
    .ng is the Internet country code top-level domain for Nigeria.On May 13, 2009, IANA completed the process of re-delegation of the .ng domain name from temporary authorities to the current Nigerian ones. For many years, Randy Bush has been the Technical contact of the .ng domain name...

     
     Nigeria      
    .ni
    .ni
    .ni is the Internet country code top-level domain for Nicaragua.-Second level domains:Registrations are at the third level beneath several second level names...

     
     Nicaragua      
    .nl
    .nl
    .nl is the Internet country code top-level domain for the Netherlands. Registrations are processed via a network of participants. It is one of the more popular ccTLDs, ranked 3rd in the quarterly VeriSign Domain Name Industry Brief of May 2011 for the first quarter of 2011, after .de and .uk.It...

     
     Netherlands   First official country TLD that was assigned to a country.
    .no
    .no
    .no is the Internet country code top-level domain for Norway. Registrations are processed via accredited registrars and internationalized domain names may also be registered ....

     
     Norway   Restricted to registration by a company in Norway
    Norway
    Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

    . Individuals in the country can only register under .priv.no.
     
    .np
    .np
    - Second-level domains :* .com.np* .edu.np* .gov.np* .mil.np* .net.np* .org.npRegistrations require a local presence in Nepal for registration....

     
     Nepal      
    .nr
    .nr
    .nr is the Internet country code top-level domain for Nauru. .nr domains must be paid, and can be ordered from CenpacNet, Nauru's Internet service provider.The setup of .nr was done in 2002 by Franck Martin using specific custom code....

     
     Nauru   Also used as a free domain service to the public as co.nr.  
    .nu
    .nu
    .nu is the Internet country code top-level domain assigned to the island state of Niue. It was one of the first ccTLDs to be marketed to the Internet at large as an alternative to the gTLDs .com, .net, and .org...

     
     Niue   Commonly used by Danish, Dutch and Swedish websites, because in those languages "nu" means "now".
    .nz
    .nz
    .nz is the Internet country code top-level domain for New Zealand. It is administered by InternetNZ through its subsidiary, NZ Registry Services, with oversight and dispute resolution handled by the Domain Name Commission Ltd. Registrations are processed via authorised registrars...

     
     New Zealand     (July 26, 2010) for Māori macrons ā, ē, ī, ō and ū. See details
    .om
    .om
    .om is the Internet country code top-level domain for Oman.Currently, only allows third level domain registration. However, there are a number of domains directly under .om including mediaphone.om, nawrastelecom.om, omanmobile.om, omanpost.om, omantel.om, rakpetroleum.om, siemens.om, songfest.om,...

     
     Oman   Registrant must have company or trademark registered in Oman as well as a local administrative contact.  
    .pa
    .pa
    .pa is the Internet country code top-level domain for Panama, administered by NIC-Panama.Since "PA" is also the postal code for the U.S...

     
     Panama      
    .pe
    .pe
    .pe is the Internet country code top-level domain for Peru and is managed by the Red Científica Peruana .- Second-level domains :Starting from December 8, 2007 the registry accepts registrations directly at the second level....

     
     Peru     (December 8, 2007): see details
    .pf
    .pf
    .pf is the Internet country code top-level domain for French Polynesia.A local contact has to be appointed to register a domain name under .pf. The only 2nd level domain available for public registrations at the third level is .com.pf, but most registrations are made directly at the second level.-...

     
     French Polynesia Polynésie française With Clipperton Island
    Clipperton Island
    Clipperton Island is an uninhabited nine-square-kilometre coral atoll in the eastern Pacific Ocean, southwest of Mexico and west of Central America, at...

     
     
    .pg
    .pg
    .pg is the Internet country code top-level domain for Papua New Guinea.Registrations are made beneath the second-level names .com.pg, .net.pg, .ac.pg, .gov.pg, .mil.pg, and .org.pg....

     
     Papua New Guinea      
    .ph
    .ph
    -Introduction:The official domain registry of the .ph domain is dotPH Domains Inc. dotPH holds and maintains the database of PH domain names, specifically .ph, .com.ph, .net.ph, .org.ph, and .i.ph...

     
     Philippines      
    .pk
    .pk
    .pk is the Internet country code top-level domain for Pakistan. The domain name registry that operates it is PKNIC.-Second level domains:As of 2007, second-level registration for the .pk domain became available....

     
     Pakistan   Operated by PKNIC
    PKNIC
    PKNIC is the .pk domain name registry in the Pakistan, it was founded by a Pakistani American Ashar Nisar in June 1992. The company is operated as a self-supporting organization. PKNIC is managed and owned by a American-based company started by a Pakistani American...

     since 1992.
     
    .pl
    .pl
    .pl is the Internet country code top-level domain for Poland, administered by NASK, Polish research and development organization. It is one of the founding members of CENTR.- History :...

     
     Poland     (September 11, 2003): see details
    .pm
    .pm
    .pm is the Internet country code top-level domain for Saint Pierre and Miquelon. This top-level domain is managed by the AFNIC but the registration services are currently suspended.- External links :* *...

     
     Saint-Pierre and Miquelon      
    .pn
    .pn
    .pn is the Internet country code top-level domain for Pitcairn Islands.The top-level domain was the subject of a dispute in 2000, between islander Tom Christian, who had been delegated with management of the domain by ICANN, and the government of the island, which was resolved by ICANN ruling that...

     
     Pitcairn Islands      
    .pr
    .pr
    -About Nic.pr:"Gauss Research Laboratory Inc" is the managing organization of the Puerto Rico's top level domain under the website. They operate the website , which stands for the Network Information Center of Puerto Rico....

     
     Puerto Rico      
    .ps
    .ps
    .ps is the Internet country code top-level domain ccTLD officially designated for the Palestinian territories.It is administered by the Palestinian National Internet Naming Authority.Registrations are processed via certified registrars....

     
     Palestinian territories   West Bank
    West Bank
    The West Bank ) of the Jordan River is the landlocked geographical eastern part of the Palestinian territories located in Western Asia. To the west, north, and south, the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel. To the east, across the Jordan River, lies the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan...

     and Gaza Strip
    Gaza Strip
    thumb|Gaza city skylineThe Gaza Strip lies on the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The Strip borders Egypt on the southwest and Israel on the south, east and north. It is about long, and between 6 and 12 kilometres wide, with a total area of...

    .
     
    .pt
    .pt
    .pt is the Internet country code top-level domain for Portugal and is managed by the Fundação para a Computação Científica Nacional .It has the following second-level domains:* .com.pt: no restrictions; online registration* .edu.pt: education...

     
     Portugal     (July 1, 2005) for Portuguese characters
    .pw
    .pw
    .pw is the country code top-level domain of the island country of Palau. Its namespace is exclusively licensed to and is intended to host 2nd level domain names that provide a host of services to end consumers.- Usage :...

     
     Palau Pelew    
    .py
    .py
    .py is the Internet country code top-level domain for Paraguay.- External links :* ] .py whois information]* where you register .py domains....

     
     Paraguay      
    .qa
    .qa
    .qa is the Internet country code top-level domain for Qatar.As of May 2011, the second-level domains appear to be the traditional;* com.qa* net.qa* org.qa* gov.qa* edu.qa* mil.qa* name.qa* sch.qa-External links:* *...

     
     Qatar      
    .re
    .re
    .re is the Internet country code top-level domain for Réunion. Along with .fr and .tf, it is administered by AFNIC.AFNIC does not allow .re registrations from organisations or individuals outside Île de La Réunion....

     
     Réunion   restricted to Réunion's inhabitants owning a brand and to companies having an address in Réunion  
    .ro
    .ro
    .ro is the Internet country code top-level domain for Romania. It is administered by the National Institute for R&D in Informatics. As of December 2007, about 250,000 domains were registered under the .ro domain. In June 2008 there were around 6.8 million Google results for the .ro domain...

     
     Kingdom of Romania      
    .rs
    .rs
    .rs is the Internet country code top-level domain for Serbia. The domain name registry that operates it is the Register of National Internet Domain Names of Serbia . The letters rs stand for Republic of Serbia....

     
     Serbia Republika Srbija    
    .ru
    .ru
    .ru is the Latin alphabet Internet country code top-level domain for the Russian Federation introduced on April 7, 1994. The Russian alphabet internationalized country code is .рф....

     
     Russia   See also .su
    .su
    .su was assigned as the country code top-level domain for the Soviet Union on September 19, 1990. It remains in use today, even though the Soviet Union itself no longer exists, and is administered by the Russian Institute for Public Networks .In 2001, the managers of the domain stated that they...

    , still in use, and .рф.
     
    .rw
    .rw
    -2nd Level Domains:Registration is permitted directly at the second level, unlike some other ccTLDs where registrations are at the third level beneath categorized labels...

     
     Rwanda      
    .sa
    .sa
    .sa is the Latin alphabet Internet country code top-level domain of Saudi Arabia. Domains of this type can be registered through SaudiNIC, a department of the Communication & Information Technology Commission...

     
     Saudi Arabia      
    .sb
    .sb
    .sb is the Internet country code top-level domain for Solomon Islands. Registry services are operated by the Solomon Islands Network Information Centre which has appointed TPP Internet for international registrants.-2nd Level domains:...

     
     Solomon Islands British Solomon Islands    
    .sc
    .sc
    .sc is the Internet country code top-level domain for Seychelles.The TLD was marketed to businesses in Scotland and South Carolina, however, the domains are subject to Seychelles registry rules...

     
     Seychelles      
    .sd
    .sd
    .sd is the Internet country code top-level domain for Sudan. It continues in use in South Sudan until the .ss TLD becomes operational .-2nd level domains:* com.sd - Companies* net.sd - Network providers and ISPs* org.sd - Sudanese NGOs...

     
     Sudan      
    .se
    .se
    .se is the Internet country code top-level domain for Sweden . The top domain is operated by .SE , but domains must be registered through one of the approved registrars. .SE is a foundation and is managed on the basis of its charter of foundation and its statutes...

     
     Sweden     (October 2003), for Swedish
    Swedish language
    Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...

     characters, summer 2007 also for Finnish
    Finnish language
    Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...

    , Meänkieli
    Meänkieli
    Meänkieli is the name used in Sweden for Finnish dialects spoken in the northernmost parts of the country, around the valley of the Torne River....

    , Romani
    Romani language
    Romani or Romany, Gypsy or Gipsy is any of several languages of the Romani people. They are Indic, sometimes classified in the "Central" or "Northwestern" zone, and sometimes treated as a branch of their own....

    , Sami
    Sami languages
    Sami or Saami is a general name for a group of Uralic languages spoken by the Sami people in parts of northern Finland, Norway, Sweden and extreme northwestern Russia, in Northern Europe. Sami is frequently and erroneously believed to be a single language. Several names are used for the Sami...

    , and Yiddish
    Yiddish language
    Yiddish is a High German language of Ashkenazi Jewish origin, spoken throughout the world. It developed as a fusion of German dialects with Hebrew, Aramaic, Slavic languages and traces of Romance languages...

    : see details
    .sg
    .sg
    .sg is the Internet country code top-level domain for Singapore. It is administered by the Singapore Network Information Centre. Registrations are processed via accredited registrars....

     
     Singapore      
    .sh
    .sh
    .sh is the Internet country code top-level domain for Saint Helena. Registrations of internationalized domain names are also accepted.-Second level domains:There are seven Second Level Domains:* co.sh: Commercial Entities...

     
     Saint Helena     IDN Code Points Policy for the .SH Top Level Domain
    .si
    .si
    .si is the Internet country code top-level domain for Slovenia. It is administered by the ARNES, the Academic and Research Network of Slovenia. The registry has reached 80,000 domain names on 19. May 2010-External links:* * *...

     
     Slovenia     Since October 2010, see details
    .sj
    .sj
    .sj is the Internet country code top-level domain reserved for the designation Svalbard and Jan Mayen. The domain name registry is Norid, but .sj is not open for registration...

     
     Svalbard and  Jan Mayen Islands   Not in use (Norwegian dependencies; see .no
    .no
    .no is the Internet country code top-level domain for Norway. Registrations are processed via accredited registrars and internationalized domain names may also be registered ....

    ).
    .sk
    .sk
    .sk is the Internet country code top-level domain for Slovakia. It is administered by SK-NIC a.s. Registrations are only allowed to local entities.Before the split in 1993 former Czechoslovakia used domain .cs.-External links:* * *...

     
     Slovakia Restricted to Slovakian companies, organisations and citizens  
    .sl
    .sl
    .sl is the Internet country code top-level domain for Sierra Leone..sl is also commonly used for any web site dealing with the virtual world of Second Life.- Second-level Domains :* .sl - General...

     
     Sierra Leone      
    .sm
    .sm
    .sm is the Internet country code top-level domain for San Marino.-External links:* *...

     
     San Marino   Domain name must be same as company name or trademark  
    .sn
    .sn
    .sn is the Internet country code top-level domain for Senegal.The following 2nd level domains are available for third-level domain name registration:* art.sn* com.sn* edu.sn* gouv.sn* org.sn* perso.sn* univ.sn-External links:* *...

     
     Senegal      
    .so   Somalia     Relaunched on November 1, 2010
    .sr
    .sr
    .sr is the Internet country code top-level domain for Suriname. This top-level domain is operated by Telesur, the local telecom company.-External links:* * *...

     
     Suriname      
    .ss
    .ss
    .ss is the designated country code top-level domain for South Sudan in the Domain Name System of the Internet. It is derived from the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for South Sudan, which is SS. According to CIO East Africa, the TLD was allocated on 10 August 2011 following the country's declaration of...

     
         
    .st
    .st
    .st is the Internet country code top-level domain for São Tomé and Príncipe. It is also being marketed worldwide as an abbreviation for various things.-Second-level domains:...

     
     São Tomé and Príncipe      
    .su
    .su
    .su was assigned as the country code top-level domain for the Soviet Union on September 19, 1990. It remains in use today, even though the Soviet Union itself no longer exists, and is administered by the Russian Institute for Public Networks .In 2001, the managers of the domain stated that they...

     
     Soviet Union   Still in Use. see details
    .sv
    .sv
    .sv is the Internet country code top-level domain for El Salvador.Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6 has a bug in its Swedish version where .sv is used instead of .se when typing ctrl+return for appending the suffix...

     
     El Salvador      
    .sy
    .sy
    .sy is the Internet country code top-level domain for Syria.Reserved 2nd level domains:.edu.sy, .gov.sy, .net.sy, .mil.sy, .com.sy, .org.sy, .news.sy- Sponsoring organisation :Syrian Telecommunications Establishment Mazza Street...

     
     Syria      
    .sz
    .sz
    .sz is the Internet country code top-level domain for Swaziland. The Swaziland ISP Association is responsible for assigning .SZ domain names.-Second level domains:There are three Second Level Domains:* co.sz: Commercial Entities...

     
     Swaziland      
    .tc
    .tc
    .tc is the Internet country code top-level domain for Turks and Caicos Islands..tc has been used as a domain hack for Teen Challenge Manitoba..tc is a popular domain hack for Turkiye Cumhuriyeti . .tc...

     
     Turks and Caicos Islands      
    .td
    .td
    -External links:* *...

     
     Chad Tchad Chadian (.td) domains are available for registration to entities connected with Chad only.  
    .tf
    .tf
    .tf is the Internet country code top-level domain for the French Southern and Antarctic Lands . Along with .fr and .re, it is administered by AFNIC. Before October 23, 2004, Adamsnames, based in Cambridge, administered this TLD....

     
     French Southern Territories Terres australes et antarctiques françaises Seldom used.  
    .tg
    .tg
    .tg is the Internet country code top-level domain for Togo.While there are apparently no restrictions on who can register domains in this TLD, it is not much used outside Togo....

     
     Togo      
    .th
    .th
    .th is the Internet country code top-level domain for Thailand. It is administered by T.H.NIC Co., Ltd. , formerly known as Thai Network Information Center Foundation....

     
     Thailand    
    .tj
    .tj
    .tj is the Internet country code top-level domain for Tajikistan. Registrations are processed via accredited registrars.The following 2nd level domains are available for third-level domain name registration:* ac.tj* aero.tj* biz.tj* co.tj...

     
     Tajikistan      
    .tk
    .tk
    .tk is the Internet country code top-level domain for Tokelau, a territory of New Zealand located in the South Pacific.-Overview:Tokelau allows any individual to register domain names. Users and small businesses may register up to 3 domain names free of charge...

     
     Tokelau   Also used as a free domain service to the public.  
    .tl
    .tl
    .tl is the current country code top-level domain for East Timor . It is administered through the Council of Country Code Administrators and second-level registration is available through resellers worldwide with no local presence requirement.The previous ccTLD for East Timor was .tp...

     
     East Timor Timor-Leste Old code .tp
    .tp
    .tp was the listed Internet country code top-level domain for East Timor. The letters used refer to Timor Português or Portuguese Timor a legacy from the nation's previous status as a Portuguese colony...

     is still in use.
     
    .tm
    .tm
    .tm is the Internet country code top-level domain for Turkmenistan. It is operated by Internet Computer Bureau.It has been marketed as a domain for businesses with trademarks, due to the common use of "TM" in this context....

     
     Turkmenistan     IDN Code Points Policy for the .TM Top Level Domain
    .tn
    .tn
    .tn is the Internet country code top-level domain for Tunisia.-Second-level domains:Registrations can be made directly at the second level, or at the third level beneath these names:* .com.tn* .ens.tn* .fin.tn* .gov.tn* .ind.tn* .intl.tn...

     
     Tunisia      
    .to
    .to
    .to is the Internet country code top-level domain of the island kingdom of Tonga.The government of Tonga sells domains in its ccTLD to any interested party. Because to is a common English preposition, it became popular to craft memorable URLs called domain hacks that take advantage of this, such...

     
     Tonga   Often used unofficially for Torrent, Toronto
    Toronto
    Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

    , or Tokyo
    Tokyo
    , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

     
    .tp
    .tp
    .tp was the listed Internet country code top-level domain for East Timor. The letters used refer to Timor Português or Portuguese Timor a legacy from the nation's previous status as a Portuguese colony...

     
     East Timor Timor Português ISO code has changed to TL; .tl
    .tl
    .tl is the current country code top-level domain for East Timor . It is administered through the Council of Country Code Administrators and second-level registration is available through resellers worldwide with no local presence requirement.The previous ccTLD for East Timor was .tp...

     is now assigned but .tp is still in use.
     
    .tr
    .tr
    .tr is the Internet country code top-level domain for Turkey. It is administered by Middle East Technical University ..nc.tr is used as a second-level domain for the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, as it has no country code assigned....

     
     Turkey   .nc.tr used by Northern Cyprus  (November 14, 2006): see details
    .tt
    .tt
    .tt is the country code top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet for the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.The Trinidad and Tobago Network Information Centre allows registrations under tt for second-level domains, and for third-level domains under the following domains: co.tt,...

     
     Trinidad and Tobago      
    .tv
    .tv
    The domain name .tv is the Internet country code top-level domain for the islands of Tuvalu.Except for reserved names like com.tv, net.tv, org.tv and others, any person may register second-level domains in tv...

     
     Tuvalu   Used as an abbreviation of television, the domain is currently operated by dotTV, a VeriSign
    VeriSign
    Verisign, Inc. is an American company based in Dulles, Virginia that operates a diverse array of network infrastructure, including two of the Internet's thirteen root nameservers, the authoritative registry for the .com, .net, and .name generic top-level domains and the .cc and .tv country-code...

     company; the Tuvalu government owns twenty percent of the company.
     
    .tw
    .tw
    .tw is the Internet country code top-level domain for the Republic of China . The domain name is based on the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code TW. The registry is maintained by TWNIC. Registrations are accepted by commercial registrars...

     
     Republic of China (Taiwan
    Taiwan
    Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

    )
      Registration allowed worldwide, local presence not required. Traditional Chinese characters: see details
    .tz
    .tz
    .tz is the Internet country code top-level domain for Tanzania.Registrations are at the third level beneath these second-level names:* .co.tz: commercial* .ac.tz: schools granting baccalaureate degrees...

     
     Tanzania   Must have a presence in Tanzania  
    .ua
    .ua
    -2nd level domains:* com.ua - commercial organisations* edu.ua - educational organisations* gov.ua - governmental organisations* net.ua- network service providers* in.ua - domains for individuals* org.ua - other organisations...

     
     Ukraine   Ukrainian trademark required  
    .ug
    .ug
    .ug is the Internet country code top-level domain for Uganda.Registrations were traditionally made under these second-level subdomains:* .co.ug - Commercial entities...

     
     Uganda      
    .uk
    .uk
    .uk is the Internet country code top-level domain for the United Kingdom. , it is the fourth most popular top-level domain worldwide , with over 9.5 million registrations....

     
     United Kingdom   ISO 3166-1
    ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
    ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes are two-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest...

     code is gb, but .uk is used for historical reasons
     
    .us
    .us
    .us is the Internet country code top-level domain for the United States and was established in 1985. Registrants of .us domains must be United States citizens, residents, or organizations, or a foreign entity with a presence in the United States...

     
     United States Commonly used by US State and local governments
    Local government in the United States
    Local government in the United States is generally structured in accordance with the laws of the various individual states. Typically each state has at least two separate tiers: counties and municipalities. Some states have their counties divided into townships...

     instead of .gov
    .gov
    The domain name gov is a sponsored top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet. The name is derived from government, indicating its restricted use by government entities in the United States. The gov domain is administered by the General Services Administration , an independent...

     TLD
     
    .uy
    .uy
    .uy is the Internet country code top-level domain for Uruguay. Domain names must be registered at third-level.-Second-level domains:* .com.uy: for commercial companies...

     
     Uruguay      
    .uz
    .uz
    .uz is the Internet country code top-level domain for Uzbekistan. Registry services were formerly operated by Euracom GmBH, but were later redelegated to UZINFOCOM...

     
     Uzbekistan      
    .va
    .va
    .va is the Internet country code top-level domain for the State of the Vatican City. It is administered by the Internet Office of the Holy See.There are 23 easily found names starting with "www" in the va zone, listed below...

     
     Vatican City   Limited to the official sites of the Vatican
    Vatican City
    Vatican City , or Vatican City State, in Italian officially Stato della Città del Vaticano , which translates literally as State of the City of the Vatican, is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. It has an area of...

    /Holy See
    Holy See
    The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...

     
     
    .vc
    .vc
    .vc is the Internet country code top-level domain for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Registration is open worldwide, and it has been used for a variety of sites not necessarily related to that location; it can also be seen as standing for "Venture Capital", "Ventura County", "Viet Cong",...

     
     Saint Vincent and the Grenadines      
    .ve
    .ve
    .ve is the Internet country code top-level domain for Venezuela.Registrations are allowed without restrictions, only at the third level:* .com.ve - Venezuelan commercial entity* .net.ve - network service providers...

     
     Venezuela      
    .vg
    .vg
    .vg is the Internet country code top-level domain for the British Virgin Islands.-External links:* *...

     
     British Virgin Islands      
    .vi
    .vi
    .vi is the Internet country code top-level domain for the U.S. Virgin Islands.- Second-level domains :Second level domains are allowed, but only for Virgin Island companies. Third level domains are less restricted....

     
     United States Virgin Islands      
    .vn
    .vn
    vn is the country code top‐level domain for Vietnam.The domain name registrar for vn is the Vietnam Internet Network Information Center ....

     
     Vietnam     TRUNG TÂM INTERNET VIÊT NAM - Tên mien tieng viet
    .vu
    .vu
    .vu is the Internet country code top-level domain for Vanuatu.While .vu domains were initially given away for free to any person requesting one, they are now being sold commercially as is common practice for other top-level domains....

     
     Vanuatu      
    .wf
    .wf
    .wf is the Internet country code top-level domain for the Wallis and Futuna Islands. This top-level domain is currently run by the AFNIC but registration services are currently suspended....

     
     Wallis and Futuna      
    .ws
    .ws
    .ws is the Internet country code top-level domain for Samoa. It is administered by SamoaNIC, for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Samoa....

     
     Samoa Formerly Western Samoa Marketed to be used in general WebSites
    .ye
    .ye
    -Second level domains:There are eight Second Level Domains:* com.ye: Commercial Entities* co.ye: Companies* ltd.ye: Limited Companies* me.ye: Private Individuals* net.ye: Network Providers...

     
     Yemen      
    .yt
    .yt
    .yt is the Internet country code top-level domain for Mayotte. It is delegated to the registry for France, and the official registry Web address, nic.yt redirects to the French registry site, AFNIC, but registrations are currently suspended....

     
     Mayotte      
    .yu
    .yu
    .yu was the Internet country code top-level domain that was assigned to Yugoslavia and was mainly used by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and its successor Serbia and Montenegro between 1994 and 2010....

     
     Kingdom of Yugoslavia   After dissolution of Yugoslavia used for Serbia and Montenegro. Not used after 2010.  
    .za
    .za
    .za is the Internet country code top-level domain for South Africa. It is administered by the .None of the official names for South Africa can be abbreviated to ZA, which is an abbreviation of the Dutch Zuid-Afrika...

     
     South Africa Zuid-Afrika    
    .zm
    .zm
    .zm is the Internet country code top-level domain for Zambia. Registrants of .zm domains must "have a presence in Zambia".-Second-level domains:...

     
     Zambia      
    .zw
    .zw
    .zw is the Internet country code top-level domain for Zimbabwe.Although no registry Web site is shown in the IANA whois listing, at least .co.zw registrations are presently being taken by the Zimbabwe Internet Service Providers Association, whose charter claims that one of the purposes of the...

     
     Zimbabwe      

Internationalized country code top-level domains

DNS name IDN ccTLD Country Transliteration Script Other ccTLD DNSSEC
DNSSEC
The Domain Name System Security Extensions is a suite of Internet Engineering Task Force specifications for securing certain kinds of information provided by the Domain Name System as used on Internet Protocol networks...

xn--lgbbat1ad8j الجزائر.   Algeria al-jaza'ir Arabic
Arabic alphabet
The Arabic alphabet or Arabic abjad is the Arabic script as it is codified for writing the Arabic language. It is written from right to left, in a cursive style, and includes 28 letters. Because letters usually stand for consonants, it is classified as an abjad.-Consonants:The Arabic alphabet has...

 
.dz
.dz
.dz is the country code top-level domain for Algeria. It is administered by Network Internet Center. DZ, a subdivision of CERIST . To apply for a .dz domain name, one must be an organization with a permanent presence in Algeria, and choose a name of three or more letters...

 
xn--fiqs8s .中国 Simplified Chinese characters zhōngguó Simplified Chinese characters  .cn
.cn
.cn is the country code top-level domain for mainland China.The domain name administration in People's Republic of China is done through a branch of the Ministry of Information Industry. This ministry oversees everything from telecommunications to broadcasting similar to the Federal Communications...

 
xn--fiqz9s .中國 Traditional Chinese characters zhōngguó Traditional Chinese characters  .cn
.cn
.cn is the country code top-level domain for mainland China.The domain name administration in People's Republic of China is done through a branch of the Ministry of Information Industry. This ministry oversees everything from telecommunications to broadcasting similar to the Federal Communications...

 
xn--wgbh1c مصر.   Egypt masr Arabic
Arabic alphabet
The Arabic alphabet or Arabic abjad is the Arabic script as it is codified for writing the Arabic language. It is written from right to left, in a cursive style, and includes 28 letters. Because letters usually stand for consonants, it is classified as an abjad.-Consonants:The Arabic alphabet has...

 
.eg
.eg
.eg is the Latin alphabet country code top-level domain for Egypt. Any entity who wants to register a domain name ending with .eg must have a local representative or the domain name has to be hosted on Egyptian DNS servers...

 
xn--j6w193g .香港   Hong Kong hoeng1 gong2 Traditional Chinese characters .hk
.hk
.hk is the designated Internet country code top-level domain for Hong Kong. Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation is the only organization endorsed by the Hong Kong Government to undertake the administration of 'hk' domain names...

xn--h2brj9c .भारत   India bhārat Devanagari
Devanagari
Devanagari |deva]]" and "nāgarī" ), also called Nagari , is an abugida alphabet of India and Nepal...

 
.in
.in
.in is the Internet country code top-level domain for India. The domain is operated by INRegistry under the authority of NIXI, the National Internet Exchange of India. INRegistry was appointed by the government of India....

 
xn--mgbbh1a71e بھارت.   India bhārat Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...

 
.in
.in
.in is the Internet country code top-level domain for India. The domain is operated by INRegistry under the authority of NIXI, the National Internet Exchange of India. INRegistry was appointed by the government of India....

 
xn--fpcrj9c3d .భారత్   India bhārat Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

 
.in
.in
.in is the Internet country code top-level domain for India. The domain is operated by INRegistry under the authority of NIXI, the National Internet Exchange of India. INRegistry was appointed by the government of India....

 
xn--gecrj9c .ભારત   India bhārat Gujarati
Gujarati script
The Gujarati script , which like all Nāgarī writing systems is strictly speaking an abugida rather than an alphabet, is used to write the Gujarati and Kutchi languages...

 
.in
.in
.in is the Internet country code top-level domain for India. The domain is operated by INRegistry under the authority of NIXI, the National Internet Exchange of India. INRegistry was appointed by the government of India....

 
xn--s9brj9c .ਭਾਰਤ   India bhārat Gurmukhi
Gurmukhi script
Gurmukhi is the most common script used for writing the Punjabi language. An abugida derived from the Laṇḍā script and ultimately descended from Brahmi, Gurmukhi was standardized by the second Sikh guru, Guru Angad Dev Ji, in the 16th century. The whole of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji's 1430...

 
.in
.in
.in is the Internet country code top-level domain for India. The domain is operated by INRegistry under the authority of NIXI, the National Internet Exchange of India. INRegistry was appointed by the government of India....

 
xn--xkc2dl3a5ee0h .இந்தியா   India inthiyaa Tamil
Tamil script
The Tamil script is a script that is used to write the Tamil language as well as other minority languages such as Badaga, Irulas, and Paniya...

 
.in
.in
.in is the Internet country code top-level domain for India. The domain is operated by INRegistry under the authority of NIXI, the National Internet Exchange of India. INRegistry was appointed by the government of India....

 
xn--45brj9c .ভারত   India bhārat Bengali
Bengali script
The Bengali alphabet is the writing system for the Bengali language. The script with variations is used for Assamese and is basis for Meitei, Bishnupriya Manipuri, Kokborok, Garo and Mundari alphabets. All these languages are spoken in the eastern region of South Asia. Historically, the script has...

 
.in
.in
.in is the Internet country code top-level domain for India. The domain is operated by INRegistry under the authority of NIXI, the National Internet Exchange of India. INRegistry was appointed by the government of India....

 
xn--mgba3a4f16a ایران.   Iran īrān Persian  .ir
.ir
.ir is the Internet country code top-level domain for Iran. It is managed by the Institute for Studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics.- Second-level domains :* .ir – public...

 
xn--mgbayh7gpa الاردن.   Jordan al'urdun Arabic
Arabic alphabet
The Arabic alphabet or Arabic abjad is the Arabic script as it is codified for writing the Arabic language. It is written from right to left, in a cursive style, and includes 28 letters. Because letters usually stand for consonants, it is classified as an abjad.-Consonants:The Arabic alphabet has...

 
.jo
.jo
.jo is the country code top-level domain for Jordan. A local contact is required to register a domain name under .jo. It is administered by .Jordan also has an internationalized country code top-level domain, الاردن.- Second level domains :...

xn--mgbc0a9azcg المغرب.   Morocco al-maghrib Arabic
Arabic alphabet
The Arabic alphabet or Arabic abjad is the Arabic script as it is codified for writing the Arabic language. It is written from right to left, in a cursive style, and includes 28 letters. Because letters usually stand for consonants, it is classified as an abjad.-Consonants:The Arabic alphabet has...

 
.ma
.ma
.ma is the Internet country code top-level domain for Morocco. A local registrar with a local Moroccan company as administrative contact is needed to register an .ma or .co.ma domain name...

 
xn--ygbi2ammx فلسطين.  filastīn Arabic
Arabic alphabet
The Arabic alphabet or Arabic abjad is the Arabic script as it is codified for writing the Arabic language. It is written from right to left, in a cursive style, and includes 28 letters. Because letters usually stand for consonants, it is classified as an abjad.-Consonants:The Arabic alphabet has...

 
.ps
.ps
.ps is the Internet country code top-level domain ccTLD officially designated for the Palestinian territories.It is administered by the Palestinian National Internet Naming Authority.Registrations are processed via certified registrars....

xn--wgbl6a قطر.   Qatar Qatar Arabic
Arabic alphabet
The Arabic alphabet or Arabic abjad is the Arabic script as it is codified for writing the Arabic language. It is written from right to left, in a cursive style, and includes 28 letters. Because letters usually stand for consonants, it is classified as an abjad.-Consonants:The Arabic alphabet has...

 
.qa
.qa
.qa is the Internet country code top-level domain for Qatar.As of May 2011, the second-level domains appear to be the traditional;* com.qa* net.qa* org.qa* gov.qa* edu.qa* mil.qa* name.qa* sch.qa-External links:* *...

xn--p1ai .рф   Russia RF Cyrillic
Cyrillic alphabet
The Cyrillic script or azbuka is an alphabetic writing system developed in the First Bulgarian Empire during the 10th century AD at the Preslav Literary School...

.ru
.ru
.ru is the Latin alphabet Internet country code top-level domain for the Russian Federation introduced on April 7, 1994. The Russian alphabet internationalized country code is .рф....

xn--mgberp4a5d4ar السعودية.   Saudi Arabia as-saʢūdiyyah Arabic
Arabic alphabet
The Arabic alphabet or Arabic abjad is the Arabic script as it is codified for writing the Arabic language. It is written from right to left, in a cursive style, and includes 28 letters. Because letters usually stand for consonants, it is classified as an abjad.-Consonants:The Arabic alphabet has...

 
.sa
.sa
.sa is the Latin alphabet Internet country code top-level domain of Saudi Arabia. Domains of this type can be registered through SaudiNIC, a department of the Communication & Information Technology Commission...

xn--90a3ac .срб
.срб
The domain name .срб is the Cyrillic domain name of Republic of Serbia. It has been active since May 3rd, 2011.The Serbian National Register of Internet Domain Names has initiated on its forum a public discussion on the Proposal of rules and processes for registering the Cyrillic domain...

 
 Serbia srb Cyrillic
Cyrillic alphabet
The Cyrillic script or azbuka is an alphabetic writing system developed in the First Bulgarian Empire during the 10th century AD at the Preslav Literary School...

 
.rs
.rs
.rs is the Internet country code top-level domain for Serbia. The domain name registry that operates it is the Register of National Internet Domain Names of Serbia . The letters rs stand for Republic of Serbia....

 
xn--yfro4i67o .新加坡   Singapore Xīnjiāpō/Sin-ka-po Chinese
Chinese character
Chinese characters are logograms used in the writing of Chinese and Japanese , less frequently Korean , formerly Vietnamese , or other languages...

 
.sg
.sg
.sg is the Internet country code top-level domain for Singapore. It is administered by the Singapore Network Information Centre. Registrations are processed via accredited registrars....

 
xn--clchc0ea0b2g2a9gcd .சிங்கப்பூர்   Singapore cinkappūr Tamil
Tamil script
The Tamil script is a script that is used to write the Tamil language as well as other minority languages such as Badaga, Irulas, and Paniya...

 
.sg
.sg
.sg is the Internet country code top-level domain for Singapore. It is administered by the Singapore Network Information Centre. Registrations are processed via accredited registrars....

 
xn--3e0b707e .한국   South Korea hangūk̚ Hangul
Hangul
Hangul,Pronounced or ; Korean: 한글 Hangeul/Han'gŭl or 조선글 Chosŏn'gŭl/Joseongeul the Korean alphabet, is the native alphabet of the Korean language. It is a separate script from Hanja, the logographic Chinese characters which are also sometimes used to write Korean...

 
.kr
.kr
.kr is the Internet country code top-level domain for South Korea . Registrations are processed via registration agents....

 
xn--fzc2c9e2c .ලංකා Sinhala language  Sri Lanka lanka Sinhala language  .lk
.lk
.lk is the Internet country code top-level domain for Sri Lanka. Foreign companies who do not have a local presence can only reserve their top-level and corresponding open second-level domains...

xn--xkc2al3hye2a .இலங்கை Tamil language
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

 Sri Lanka ilangai Tamil
Tamil script
The Tamil script is a script that is used to write the Tamil language as well as other minority languages such as Badaga, Irulas, and Paniya...

 
.lk
.lk
.lk is the Internet country code top-level domain for Sri Lanka. Foreign companies who do not have a local presence can only reserve their top-level and corresponding open second-level domains...

xn--mgbtf8fl سوريا.   Syria sūryā Arabic
Arabic alphabet
The Arabic alphabet or Arabic abjad is the Arabic script as it is codified for writing the Arabic language. It is written from right to left, in a cursive style, and includes 28 letters. Because letters usually stand for consonants, it is classified as an abjad.-Consonants:The Arabic alphabet has...

 
.sy
.sy
.sy is the Internet country code top-level domain for Syria.Reserved 2nd level domains:.edu.sy, .gov.sy, .net.sy, .mil.sy, .com.sy, .org.sy, .news.sy- Sponsoring organisation :Syrian Telecommunications Establishment Mazza Street...

 
xn--kprw13d .台湾   Republic of China táiwān/tâi-oân Simplified Chinese characters  .tw
.tw
.tw is the Internet country code top-level domain for the Republic of China . The domain name is based on the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code TW. The registry is maintained by TWNIC. Registrations are accepted by commercial registrars...

xn--kpry57d .台灣   Republic of China táiwān/tâi-oân .tw
.tw
.tw is the Internet country code top-level domain for the Republic of China . The domain name is based on the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code TW. The registry is maintained by TWNIC. Registrations are accepted by commercial registrars...

xn--o3cw4h .ไทย   Thailand thai Thai script  .th
.th
.th is the Internet country code top-level domain for Thailand. It is administered by T.H.NIC Co., Ltd. , formerly known as Thai Network Information Center Foundation....

xn--pgbs0dh تونس.
Tunis
Tunis is the capital of both the Tunisian Republic and the Tunis Governorate. It is Tunisia's largest city, with a population of 728,453 as of 2004; the greater metropolitan area holds some 2,412,500 inhabitants....

 
 Tunisia tūnis Arabic
Arabic alphabet
The Arabic alphabet or Arabic abjad is the Arabic script as it is codified for writing the Arabic language. It is written from right to left, in a cursive style, and includes 28 letters. Because letters usually stand for consonants, it is classified as an abjad.-Consonants:The Arabic alphabet has...

 
.tn
.tn
.tn is the Internet country code top-level domain for Tunisia.-Second-level domains:Registrations can be made directly at the second level, or at the third level beneath these names:* .com.tn* .ens.tn* .fin.tn* .gov.tn* .ind.tn* .intl.tn...

xn--mgbaam7a8h امارات.   United Arab Emirates imārāt Arabic
Arabic alphabet
The Arabic alphabet or Arabic abjad is the Arabic script as it is codified for writing the Arabic language. It is written from right to left, in a cursive style, and includes 28 letters. Because letters usually stand for consonants, it is classified as an abjad.-Consonants:The Arabic alphabet has...

 
.ae
.ae
The domain name ae is the country code top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet for the United Arab Emirates. It is administered by .aeDA which is part of the UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority....


Proposed internationalized ccTLDs

The following ccTLDs have been requested using a procedure known as IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process.
DNS name IDN ccTLD Country Transliteration Script ccTLD
xn--54b7fta0cc .বাংলা   Bangladesh bangla Bengali
Bengali script
The Bengali alphabet is the writing system for the Bengali language. The script with variations is used for Assamese and is basis for Meitei, Bishnupriya Manipuri, Kokborok, Garo and Mundari alphabets. All these languages are spoken in the eastern region of South Asia. Historically, the script has...

 
.bd
.bd
.bd is the Internet country code top-level domain for Bangladesh. It is administered by the Ministry of Post & Telecommunications of Bangladesh...

 
String approved
xn--90ae .бг   Kingdom of Bulgaria bg Cyrillic
Cyrillic alphabet
The Cyrillic script or azbuka is an alphabetic writing system developed in the First Bulgarian Empire during the 10th century AD at the Preslav Literary School...

 
.bg
.bg
The domain name .bg is the country code top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet for Bulgaria. It is currently operated by Register.bg....

 
String rejected
xn--node .გე   Georgia (country) ge Georgian
Georgian alphabet
The Georgian alphabet is the writing system used to write the Georgian language and other Kartvelian languages , and occasionally other languages of the Caucasus such as Ossetic and Abkhaz during the 1940s...

 
.ge
.ge
.ge is the country code top-level domain for Georgia. It was registered in 1992. The administrative contact and the technical contact of a domain name ending with .ge have to be domiciled in Georgia...

 
String approved
xn--4dbrk0ce ישראל.   Israel Israel Hebrew
Hebrew alphabet
The Hebrew alphabet , known variously by scholars as the Jewish script, square script, block script, or more historically, the Assyrian script, is used in the writing of the Hebrew language, as well as other Jewish languages, most notably Yiddish, Ladino, and Judeo-Arabic. There have been two...

 
.il
.il
.il is the Internet country code top-level domain of Israel. It is administered by the Israel Internet Association.The .il top-level domain is one of the earliest registered ccTLDs...

 
xn--80ao21a .қаз   Kazakhstan kaz Cyrillic
Cyrillic alphabet
The Cyrillic script or azbuka is an alphabetic writing system developed in the First Bulgarian Empire during the 10th century AD at the Preslav Literary School...

 
.kz
.kz
.kz is the Internet country code top-level domain for Kazakhstan.Registrations can be made directly at the second level or at the third level beneath categories which have specific restrictions, and are generally limited to Kazakhstan-related entities.- Second-level domains :* .com.kz -...

 
String approved
xn--mgbx4cd0ab مليسيا.   Malaysia Malaysia Arabic
Arabic alphabet
The Arabic alphabet or Arabic abjad is the Arabic script as it is codified for writing the Arabic language. It is written from right to left, in a cursive style, and includes 28 letters. Because letters usually stand for consonants, it is classified as an abjad.-Consonants:The Arabic alphabet has...

 
.my
.my
.my is the Internet country code top-level domain for Malaysia. The Malaysia Network Information Centre is currently the registry and registrar for the domain, in charge of registration, billing, system administration, and policies and operation of the domain...

 
String approved
xn--mgb9awbf عمان.   Oman Oman Arabic
Arabic alphabet
The Arabic alphabet or Arabic abjad is the Arabic script as it is codified for writing the Arabic language. It is written from right to left, in a cursive style, and includes 28 letters. Because letters usually stand for consonants, it is classified as an abjad.-Consonants:The Arabic alphabet has...

 
.om
.om
.om is the Internet country code top-level domain for Oman.Currently, only allows third level domain registration. However, there are a number of domains directly under .om including mediaphone.om, nawrastelecom.om, omanmobile.om, omanpost.om, omantel.om, rakpetroleum.om, siemens.om, songfest.om,...

 
String approved
xn--mgbai9azgqp6j پاکستان.   Pakistan Pakistan Arabic
Arabic alphabet
The Arabic alphabet or Arabic abjad is the Arabic script as it is codified for writing the Arabic language. It is written from right to left, in a cursive style, and includes 28 letters. Because letters usually stand for consonants, it is classified as an abjad.-Consonants:The Arabic alphabet has...

 
.pk
.pk
.pk is the Internet country code top-level domain for Pakistan. The domain name registry that operates it is PKNIC.-Second level domains:As of 2007, second-level registration for the .pk domain became available....

 
String approved
xn--j1amh .укр
.укр
The domain name укр is a proposed internationalized country code top-level domain for Ukraine.-History:...

 
 Ukraine ukr Cyrillic
Cyrillic alphabet
The Cyrillic script or azbuka is an alphabetic writing system developed in the First Bulgarian Empire during the 10th century AD at the Preslav Literary School...

 
.ua
.ua
-2nd level domains:* com.ua - commercial organisations* edu.ua - educational organisations* gov.ua - governmental organisations* net.ua- network service providers* in.ua - domains for individuals* org.ua - other organisations...

 
String approved
xn--mgb2ddes اليمن.  Yemen alyemen Arabic
Arabic alphabet
The Arabic alphabet or Arabic abjad is the Arabic script as it is codified for writing the Arabic language. It is written from right to left, in a cursive style, and includes 28 letters. Because letters usually stand for consonants, it is classified as an abjad.-Consonants:The Arabic alphabet has...

 
.ye
.ye
-Second level domains:There are eight Second Level Domains:* com.ye: Commercial Entities* co.ye: Companies* ltd.ye: Limited Companies* me.ye: Private Individuals* net.ye: Network Providers...

 
String approved

"String approved" means that the string as such is approved, but the national organization has not yet been allowed to use it for domain names.

Test TLDs

ICANN created a set of top-level Internationalized domain name
Internationalized domain name
An internationalized domain name is an Internet domain name that contains at least one label that is displayed in software applications, in whole or in part, in a language-specific script or alphabet, such as Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Hindi or the Latin alphabet-based characters with diacritics,...

s in October 2007 for the purpose of testing the use of IDNA in the root zone and within those domains. They are expected to be available for a limited evaluation period. Each of these TLDs encodes a word meaning "test" in the respective language.

Each of these domains contains only one site with the word example encoded in the respective script and language. These example.test sites are test wiki
Wiki
A wiki is a website that allows the creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages via a web browser using a simplified markup language or a WYSIWYG text editor. Wikis are typically powered by wiki software and are often used collaboratively by multiple users. Examples include...

s used by ICANN.
TLD Transliteration Language Script Link to test site
DNS name Script version
xn--kgbechtv إختبار ik͡htibār Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...

 
Arabic  http://مثال.إختبار
xn--hgbk6aj7f53bba آزمایشی ậzmạy̰sẖy Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...

 
Perso-Arabic  http://مثال.آزمایشی
xn--0zwm56d 测试 cèshì Chinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...

 
Simplified Chinese  http://例子.测试
xn--g6w251d 測試 cèshì Chinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...

 
Traditional Chinese  http://例子.測試
xn--80akhbyknj4f испытание ispytánije Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...

 
Cyrillic
Cyrillic alphabet
The Cyrillic script or azbuka is an alphabetic writing system developed in the First Bulgarian Empire during the 10th century AD at the Preslav Literary School...

 
http://пример.испытание
xn--11b5bs3a9aj6g परीक्षा parīkṣā Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...

 
Devanagari
Devanagari
Devanagari |deva]]" and "nāgarī" ), also called Nagari , is an abugida alphabet of India and Nepal...

 
http://उदाहरण.परीक्षा
xn--jxalpdlp δοκιμή dokimé Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...

 
Greek
Greek alphabet
The Greek alphabet is the script that has been used to write the Greek language since at least 730 BC . The alphabet in its classical and modern form consists of 24 letters ordered in sequence from alpha to omega...

 
http://παράδειγμα.δοκιμή
xn--9t4b11yi5a 테스트 teseuteu Korean
Korean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...

 
Hangul
Hangul
Hangul,Pronounced or ; Korean: 한글 Hangeul/Han'gŭl or 조선글 Chosŏn'gŭl/Joseongeul the Korean alphabet, is the native alphabet of the Korean language. It is a separate script from Hanja, the logographic Chinese characters which are also sometimes used to write Korean...

 
http://실례.테스트
xn--deba0ad טעסט test Yiddish
Yiddish language
Yiddish is a High German language of Ashkenazi Jewish origin, spoken throughout the world. It developed as a fusion of German dialects with Hebrew, Aramaic, Slavic languages and traces of Romance languages...

 
Hebrew
Hebrew alphabet
The Hebrew alphabet , known variously by scholars as the Jewish script, square script, block script, or more historically, the Assyrian script, is used in the writing of the Hebrew language, as well as other Jewish languages, most notably Yiddish, Ladino, and Judeo-Arabic. There have been two...

 
http://בײַשפּיל.טעסט
xn--zckzah テスト tesuto Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...

 
Kanji
Kanji
Kanji are the adopted logographic Chinese characters hanzi that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Indo Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet...

, Hiragana
Hiragana
is a Japanese syllabary, one basic component of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana, kanji, and the Latin alphabet . Hiragana and katakana are both kana systems, in which each character represents one mora...

, Katakana
Katakana
is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji, and in some cases the Latin alphabet . The word katakana means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana scripts are derived from components of more complex kanji. Each kana represents one mora...

 
http://例え.テスト
xn--hlcj6aya9esc7a பரிட்சை pariṭcai Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

 
Tamil
Tamil script
The Tamil script is a script that is used to write the Tamil language as well as other minority languages such as Badaga, Irulas, and Paniya...

 
http://உதாரணம்.பரிட்சை

Infrastructure top-level domain

Infrastructure Entity Notes DNSSEC
DNSSEC
The Domain Name System Security Extensions is a suite of Internet Engineering Task Force specifications for securing certain kinds of information provided by the Domain Name System as used on Internet Protocol networks...

.arpa
.arpa
The domain name arpa is a top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet. It is used exclusively for technical infrastructure purposes...

 
Address and Routing Parameter Area This is an Internet infrastructure TLD.

See also

  • Generic top-level domain
    Generic top-level domain
    A generic top-level domain is one of the categories of top-level domains maintained by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority for use in the Domain Name System of the Internet....

  • Country code top-level domain
    Country code top-level domain
    A country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....

  • Proposed top-level domain
    Proposed top-level domain
    The Domain Name System of the Internet consists of a set of top-level domains which constitute the root domain of the hierarchical name space and database. In the growth of the Internet, it became desirable to expand the set of initially six generic top-level domains in 1984. As a result new...

  • ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
    ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
    ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes are two-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest...

    , the standard for two-letter country codes which most ccTLDs are based on

External links

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