<s>
A	O
country	B-Application
code	I-Application
top-level	I-Application
domain	I-Application
(	O
ccTLD	B-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
Internet	O
top-level	O
domain	O
generally	O
used	O
or	O
reserved	O
for	O
a	O
country	O
,	O
sovereign	O
state	O
,	O
or	O
dependent	O
territory	O
identified	O
with	O
a	O
country	B-General_Concept
code	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
ASCII	B-Protocol
ccTLD	B-Application
identifiers	O
are	O
two	O
letters	O
long	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
two-letter	O
top-level	O
domains	O
are	O
ccTLDs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
Internet	O
Assigned	O
Numbers	O
Authority	O
(	O
IANA	O
)	O
began	O
implementing	O
internationalized	B-General_Concept
country	I-General_Concept
code	I-General_Concept
top-level	I-General_Concept
domains	I-General_Concept
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
language-native	O
characters	O
when	O
displayed	O
in	O
an	O
end-user	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creation	O
and	O
delegation	O
of	O
ccTLDs	B-Application
is	O
described	O
in	O
RFC	O
1591	O
,	O
corresponding	O
to	B-Protocol
ISO	B-Language
3166-1	I-Language
alpha-2	I-Language
country	I-Language
codes	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
gTLDs	O
have	O
to	B-Protocol
obey	O
international	O
regulations	O
,	O
ccTLDs	B-Application
are	O
subjected	O
to	B-Protocol
requirements	O
that	O
are	O
determined	O
by	O
each	O
country	O
’s	O
domain	O
name	O
regulation	O
corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
over	O
150	O
million	O
domain	B-Protocol
name	I-Protocol
registrations	I-Protocol
today	O
or	O
as	O
of	O
2022	O
,	O
ccTLDs	B-Application
make	O
up	O
about	O
40%	O
of	O
the	O
total	O
domain	O
name	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Country	B-General_Concept
code	I-General_Concept
extension	O
applications	O
began	O
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
registered	O
country	B-General_Concept
code	I-General_Concept
extensions	O
in	O
that	O
year	O
included	O
.us	B-General_Concept
(	O
United	O
States	O
)	O
,	O
.uk	B-Application
(	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
)	O
and	O
.il	B-General_Concept
(	O
Israel	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
registered	O
country	B-General_Concept
code	I-General_Concept
extensions	O
in	O
1986	O
included	O
.au	O
(	O
Australia	O
)	O
,	O
.de	B-General_Concept
(	O
Germany	O
)	O
,	O
.fi	B-General_Concept
(	O
Finland	O
)	O
,	O
.fr	B-General_Concept
(	O
France	O
)	O
,	O
.is	B-Application
(	O
Iceland	O
)	O
,	O
.jp	B-General_Concept
(	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
.kr	O
(	O
South	O
Korea	O
)	O
,	O
.nl	B-General_Concept
(	O
Netherlands	O
)	O
and	O
.se	B-General_Concept
(	O
Sweden	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
registered	O
country	B-General_Concept
code	I-General_Concept
extensions	O
in	O
1987	O
included	O
.nz	B-General_Concept
(	O
New	O
Zealand	O
)	O
,	O
.ch	B-General_Concept
(	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
)	O
and	O
.ca	B-General_Concept
(	O
Canada	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
registered	O
country	B-General_Concept
code	I-General_Concept
extensions	O
in	O
1988	O
included	O
.ie	B-General_Concept
(	O
Ireland	O
)	O
.it	B-General_Concept
(	O
Italy	O
)	O
,	O
.es	B-General_Concept
(	O
Spain	O
)	O
and	O
.pt	B-Language
(	O
Portugal	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
registered	O
country	B-General_Concept
code	I-General_Concept
extensions	O
in	O
1989	O
included	O
.in	O
(	O
India	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
1990s	O
,	O
.cn	O
(	O
People	O
’s	O
Republic	O
of	O
China	O
)	O
and	O
.ru	B-General_Concept
(	O
Russian	O
Federation	O
)	O
were	O
first	O
registered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
308	O
delegated	O
ccTLDs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
.cn	O
,	O
.tk	O
,	O
.de	B-General_Concept
,	O
.uk	B-Application
,	O
.nl	B-General_Concept
and	O
.ru	B-General_Concept
ccTLDs	B-Application
contain	O
the	O
highest	O
number	O
of	O
domains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
.jp	B-General_Concept
,	O
.kr	O
,	O
.ca	B-General_Concept
,	O
.pl	B-General_Concept
,	O
.gr	B-General_Concept
,	O
.cz	B-General_Concept
,	O
.hu	B-General_Concept
,	O
.au	O
,	O
.fr	B-General_Concept
,	O
.it	B-General_Concept
,	O
.es	B-General_Concept
and	O
.us	B-General_Concept
ccTLDs	B-Application
do	O
not	O
contain	O
as	O
many	O
domains	O
as	O
other	O
ccTLDs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
top	O
ten	O
ccTLDs	B-Application
account	O
for	O
more	O
than	O
five-eighths	O
of	O
registered	O
ccTLD	B-Application
domains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
about	O
153	O
million	O
ccTLD	B-Application
domains	O
registered	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
March	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IANA	O
is	O
responsible	O
for	O
determining	O
an	O
appropriate	O
trustee	O
for	O
each	O
ccTLD	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Administration	O
and	O
control	O
are	O
then	O
delegated	O
to	B-Protocol
that	O
trustee	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
policies	O
and	O
operation	O
of	O
the	O
domain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current	O
delegation	O
can	O
be	B-General_Concept
determined	O
from	O
IANA	O
's	O
list	B-Application
of	I-Application
ccTLDs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Individual	O
ccTLDs	B-Application
may	O
have	O
varying	O
requirements	O
and	O
fees	O
for	O
registering	O
subdomains	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
may	O
be	B-General_Concept
a	O
local-presence	O
requirement	O
(	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
citizenship	O
or	O
other	O
connection	O
to	B-Protocol
the	O
ccTLD	B-Application
)	O
,	O
as	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
American	O
(	O
us	B-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
Japanese	O
(	O
jp	B-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
Canadian	O
(	O
ca	B-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
French	O
(	O
fr	B-General_Concept
)	O
and	O
German	O
(	O
de	B-General_Concept
)	O
domains	O
,	O
or	O
registration	O
may	O
be	B-General_Concept
open	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
registered	O
ccTLD	B-Application
was	O
.us	B-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
was	O
registered	O
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
ccTLDs	B-Application
registered	O
in	O
that	O
year	O
included	O
.uk	B-Application
and	O
.il	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Then	O
,	O
.au	O
,	O
.de	B-General_Concept
,	O
.fi	B-General_Concept
,	O
.fr	B-General_Concept
,	O
.is	B-Application
,	O
.jp	B-General_Concept
,	O
.kr	O
,	O
.nl	B-General_Concept
and	O
.se	B-General_Concept
were	O
also	O
registered	O
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1987	O
,	O
.nz	B-General_Concept
,	O
.ch	B-General_Concept
and	O
.ca	B-General_Concept
were	O
registered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
on	O
,	O
in	O
1988	O
,	O
.ie	B-General_Concept
,	O
.it	B-General_Concept
,	O
.es	B-General_Concept
and	O
.pt	B-Language
were	O
also	O
registered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
number	O
was	O
316	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
internationalized	B-Language
domains	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
DNS	B-Protocol
name	I-Protocol
of	O
the	O
two-letter	O
country-code	B-Application
top-level	I-Application
domain	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
follow	O
ISO	B-Language
3166-1	I-Language
alpha-2	I-Language
,	O
with	O
some	O
exceptions	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
.ac	B-General_Concept
"	O
for	O
Ascension	O
Island	O
,	O
"	O
.eu	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
European	O
Union	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
.uk	B-Application
"	O
for	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Great	O
Britain	O
and	O
Northern	O
Ireland	O
instead	O
of	O
"	O
.gb	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ISO	O
codes	O
,	O
,	O
,	O
,	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
not	O
used	O
for	O
country	B-Application
code	I-Application
top-level	I-Application
domains	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
.de	B-General_Concept
for	O
Deutschland	O
,	O
German	O
language	O
name	O
for	O
Germany	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+Overview	O
of	O
Latin-character	O
country-code	B-General_Concept
TLDs	O
Name	O
Entity	O
Explanation	O
Notes	O
Registry	B-Protocol
IDN	B-Language
DNSSEC	B-Protocol
SLD	B-Protocol
IPv6	B-Protocol
.ac	B-General_Concept
(	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
)	O
Ascension	O
Island	O
Commonly	O
used	O
for	O
academic	O
websites	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
universities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
is	O
not	O
to	B-Protocol
be	B-General_Concept
confused	O
with	O
the	O
official	O
academic	O
domains	O
used	O
by	O
several	O
countries	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
(	O
.ac.uk	O
)	O
,	O
India	O
(	O
.ac.in	O
)	O
or	O
Indonesia	O
(	O
.ac.id	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ascension	O
Island	O
Network	B-Protocol
Information	I-Protocol
Centre	I-Protocol
(	O
run	O
by	O
Internet	O
Computer	O
Bureau	O
)	O
.ad	B-General_Concept
Andorra	O
Local	O
trademark	O
,	O
trade	O
name	O
or	O
citizenship	O
required	O
Nic.ad	O
.ae	O
United	O
Arab	O
Emirates.aeDA	O
.af	B-General_Concept
Afghanistan	O
.ag	O
Antigua	O
and	O
Barbuda	O
Also	O
unofficially	O
used	O
by	O
German	O
businesses	O
(	O
where	O
AG	O
is	O
an	O
abbreviation	O
of	O
Aktiengesellschaft	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.ai	O
(	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
)	O
Anguilla	O
Also	O
unofficially	O
used	O
by	O
tech	O
companies	O
specializing	O
in	O
AI	B-Application
(	O
Artificial	B-Application
Intelligence	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.al	B-Language
Albania	O
Citizenship	O
no	O
longer	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.am	B-General_Concept
Armenia	O
Also	O
unofficially	O
used	O
by	O
AM	O
radio	O
stations	O
,	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
or	O
related	O
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AQ	O
domain	O
names	O
are	O
available	O
to	B-Protocol
government	O
organizations	O
who	O
are	O
signatories	O
to	B-Protocol
the	O
Antarctic	O
Treaty	O
and	O
to	B-Protocol
other	O
registrants	O
who	O
have	O
a	O
physical	O
presence	O
in	O
Antarctica	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Domain	O
names	O
can	O
be	B-General_Concept
registered	O
and	O
renewed	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.ar	O
Argentina	O
nic.ar	O
.as	B-Library
(	O
United	O
States	O
)	O
American	O
Samoa	O
In	O
some	O
countries	O
,	O
like	O
Norway	O
and	O
Denmark	O
,	O
"	O
AS	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
A/S	O
"	O
is	O
used	O
as	O
an	O
abbreviation	O
for	O
stock-based	O
or	O
limited	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.at	B-General_Concept
AustriaNic.at	O
.au	O
Australia	O
Restrictions	O
apply	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
general	O
,	O
registrants	O
must	O
have	O
an	O
"	O
Australian	O
presence	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	B-General_Concept
registered	O
anywhere	O
between	O
1	O
and	O
5	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Direct	O
second-level	B-Protocol
domain	I-Protocol
registration	O
(	O
marketed	O
as	O
"	O
.au	O
Direct	O
"	O
)	O
has	O
been	O
made	O
available	O
commencing	O
24	O
March	O
2022	O
.	O
auDA	O
( *	O
From	O
24	O
Mar	O
2022	O
)	O
.aw	O
(	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
)	O
Aruba	O
,	O
West	O
Indies	O
Restricted	O
to	B-Protocol
registered	O
Aruban	O
companies	O
,	O
organisations	O
and	O
citizens	O
.ax	O
(	O
Finland	O
)	O
and	O
already	O
allocated	O
.az	B-General_Concept
Azerbaijan	O
Only	O
for	O
Residents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Has	O
no	O
WHOIS-Server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.be	B-General_Concept
||	O
||	O
Belgium||	O
Used	O
for	O
YouTube-related	O
domains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
unofficially	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Canton	O
of	O
Bern	O
,	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.ca	B-General_Concept
||	O
||	O
Canada||	O
Subject	O
to	B-Protocol
Canadian	O
Presence	O
Requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.cc	B-Application
||	O
||	O
Cocos	O
Islands||	O
Australian	O
territory	O
:	O
not	O
to	B-Protocol
be	B-General_Concept
confused	O
with	O
Cocos	O
Island	O
in	O
Guam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
marketed	O
as	O
global	O
domain	O
,	O
registration	O
allowed	O
worldwide	O
,	O
local	O
presence	O
not	O
required	O
;	O
the	O
domain	O
is	O
currently	O
operated	O
by	O
eNIC	O
,	O
a	O
VeriSign	B-Application
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.cf	O
||	O
||	O
Central	O
African	O
Republic||	O
Also	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
domain	O
service	O
to	B-Protocol
the	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.cm	O
||	O
||	O
Cameroon||	O
A	O
local	O
entity	O
/	O
company	O
in	O
Cameroon	O
is	O
required	O
to	B-Protocol
register	O
a	O
domain	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.cn	O
||	O
||	O
China||	O
A	O
local	O
company	O
in	O
China	O
is	O
required	O
to	B-Protocol
register	O
a	O
domain	O
name	O
,	O
or	O
for	O
personal	O
registrations	O
a	O
valid	O
Resident	O
Identity	O
Card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.co	B-Application
||	O
||	O
Colombia||	O
Marketed	O
as	O
a	O
global	O
domain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.de	B-General_Concept
||	O
||	O
Deutschland	O
||	O
German	O
postal	O
address	O
for	O
administrative	O
contact	O
(	O
admin-c	O
)	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
that	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
used	O
unofficially	O
by	O
companies	O
dedicated	O
to	B-Protocol
provide	O
online	O
stores	O
like	O
BASE	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
that	O
has	O
two	O
domains	O
related	O
to	B-Protocol
e-commerce	O
:	O
"	O
base.in	O
 "	O
and	O
"	O
official.ec	O
 "	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.eu	O
||	O
||	O
European	O
Union||	O
Restricted	O
to	B-Protocol
legal	O
and	O
natural	O
persons	O
in	O
European	O
Union	O
member	O
states	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.fi	B-General_Concept
||	O
||	O
Finland||	O
Registration	O
allowed	O
worldwide	O
,	O
local	O
presence	O
not	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.fm	B-Protocol
||	O
||	O
Federated	O
States	O
of	O
Micronesia||	O
Also	O
unofficially	O
used	O
by	O
FM	O
radio	O
stations	O
,	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
or	O
related	O
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.fr	B-General_Concept
||	O
||	O
France||	O
Restricted	O
to	B-Protocol
individuals	O
and	O
companies	O
in	O
European	O
Union	O
,	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
,	O
Norway	O
,	O
Iceland	O
and	O
Liechtenstein	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.ga	B-General_Concept
||	O
||	O
Gabon||	O
Also	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
domain	O
service	O
to	B-Protocol
the	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.ge	B-General_Concept
||	O
||	O
Georgia||	O
Available	O
for	O
registration	O
for	O
residents	O
of	O
Georgia	O
(	O
unlimited	O
)	O
or	O
for	O
foreign	O
companies	O
via	O
representation	O
of	O
any	O
local	O
legal	O
person	O
(	O
one	O
domain	O
name	O
per	O
registrant	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.gq	O
||	O
||	O
Guinée	O
équatoriale	O
||	O
Also	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
domain	O
service	O
to	B-Protocol
the	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.hm	O
||	O
||	O
Heard	O
Island	O
and	O
McDonald	O
Islands||	O
Unused	O
for	O
its	O
intended	O
purposes	O
(	O
islands	O
are	O
uninhabited	O
and	O
government	O
sites	O
instead	O
use	O
.aq	O
)	O
;	O
registry	B-Protocol
open	O
to	B-Protocol
the	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.id	O
||	O
||	O
Indonesia||	O
Restricted	O
to	B-Protocol
Indonesian	O
companies	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
organisations	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
academic	O
(	O
&	O
)	O
and	O
citizens	O
(	O
,	O
&	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Second-level	B-Protocol
domains	I-Protocol
are	O
becoming	O
available	O
now	O
and	O
opened	O
to	B-Protocol
general	O
registration	O
on	O
17	O
August	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.ie	B-General_Concept
||	O
||	O
Ireland||	O
In	O
2002	O
,	O
registration	O
was	O
expanded	O
to	B-Protocol
include	O
persons	O
or	O
businesses	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
real	O
and	O
substantive	O
"	O
connection	O
with	O
the	O
island	O
of	O
Ireland	O
(	O
including	O
Northern	O
Ireland	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.io	B-General_Concept
||	O
(	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
)	O
||	O
Indian	O
Ocean||	O
Used	O
unofficially	O
by	O
technology	O
companies	O
,	O
startups	O
,	O
and	O
web	O
applications	O
because	O
IO	O
can	O
be	B-General_Concept
an	O
acronym	O
for	O
input	O
/	O
output	O
that	O
is	O
useful	O
for	O
domain	B-Application
hacks	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.is	B-Application
||	O
||	O
Ísland	O
||Also	O
unofficially	O
used	O
and	O
marketed	O
as	O
a	O
domain	B-Application
hack	I-Application
(	O
for	O
example	O
it.is,	O
that.is,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.it	B-General_Concept
||	O
||	O
Italy||	O
Restricted	O
to	B-Protocol
companies	O
and	O
individuals	O
in	O
the	O
European	O
Union	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.jp	B-General_Concept
||	O
||	O
Japan||	O
Restricted	O
to	B-Protocol
individuals	O
or	O
companies	O
with	O
a	O
physical	O
address	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.kp	O
||	O
||	O
Korea	O
,	O
Democratic	O
People	O
's	O
Republic||	O
Restricted	O
to	B-Protocol
companies	O
,	O
organizations	O
,	O
or	O
government	O
entities	O
based	O
in	O
North	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.li	B-General_Concept
||	O
||	O
Liechtenstein||	O
Also	O
unofficially	O
used	O
by	O
entities	O
on	O
Long	O
Island	O
,	O
New	O
York	O
or	O
people	O
with	O
the	O
last	O
name	O
Li	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Russian	O
,	O
li	O
can	O
be	B-General_Concept
used	O
to	B-Protocol
create	O
domain	O
names	O
that	O
mean	O
a	O
verb	O
with	O
a	O
past	O
tense	O
plural	O
ending	O
li	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.ly	B-General_Concept
||	O
||	O
Libya||Used	O
unofficially	O
as	O
a	O
domain	B-Application
hack	I-Application
for	O
words	O
ending	O
in	O
-ly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.md	O
||	O
||	O
Moldova||	O
Restricted	O
to	B-Protocol
individuals	O
or	O
companies	O
with	O
a	O
physical	O
address	O
in	O
Moldova	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.me	B-Application
||	O
||	O
Montenegro	O
||	O
Also	O
unofficially	O
used	O
and	O
marketed	O
as	O
a	O
domain	B-Application
hack	I-Application
(	O
for	O
example	O
love.me,	O
meet.me,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.mk	B-General_Concept
||	O
||	O
Makedonija	O
||	O
Restricted	O
to	B-Protocol
individuals	O
and	O
companies	O
in	O
European	O
Union	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.ml	O
||	O
||	O
Mali||	O
Also	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
domain	O
service	O
to	B-Protocol
the	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.mn	O
||	O
||	O
Mongolia||	O
The	O
second-level	B-Protocol
domains	I-Protocol
,	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
reserved	O
for	O
special	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.mo	B-General_Concept
||	O
||	O
Macao	O
||	O
Registrants	O
must	O
have	O
a	O
registered	O
business	O
in	O
Macau	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
as	O
the	O
domain	O
they	O
wish	O
to	B-Protocol
register	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.nc	O
||	O
(	O
France	O
)	O
||	O
New	O
Caledonia||	O
Restricted	O
to	B-Protocol
companies	O
that	O
have	O
a	O
New	O
Caledonian	O
Business	O
Registration	O
Certificate	O
or	O
individuals	O
living	O
in	O
New	O
Caledonia	O
for	O
at	O
least	O
6	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.nl	B-General_Concept
||	O
||	O
Netherlands||	O
First	O
active	O
country-code	B-Application
domain	I-Application
outside	O
the	O
US	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.no	B-General_Concept
||	O
||	O
Norway||	O
Businesses	O
and	O
professionals	O
must	O
be	B-General_Concept
registered	O
as	O
an	O
approved	O
type	O
of	O
organization	O
in	O
the	O
Brønnøysund	O
Register	O
Centre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Individual	O
applicants	O
must	O
be	B-General_Concept
of	O
age	O
(	O
18	O
years	O
)	O
and	O
be	B-General_Concept
registered	O
in	O
Folkeregisteret	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.np	O
||	O
||	O
Nepal||	O
All	O
domains	O
are	O
free	O
to	B-Protocol
register	O
for	O
individuals	O
and	O
registered	O
businesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.nr	O
||	O
||	O
Nauru||	O
Was	O
previously	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
domain	O
service	O
to	B-Protocol
the	O
public	O
as	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.om	B-General_Concept
||	O
||	O
Oman||	O
Registrant	O
must	O
have	O
company	O
or	O
trademark	O
registered	O
in	O
Oman	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
local	O
administrative	O
contact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.pm	O
||	O
(	O
France	O
)	O
||Saint	O
Pierre	O
and	O
Miquelon||	O
Restricted	O
to	B-Protocol
individuals	O
and	O
companies	O
in	O
European	O
Union	O
,	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
,	O
Norway	O
,	O
Iceland	O
,	O
and	O
Liechtenstein	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.pn	O
||	O
(	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
)	O
||	O
Pitcairn||	O
As	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
,	O
Lionsgate	O
used	O
the	O
TLD	O
for	O
some	O
(	O
now	O
defunct	O
)	O
sites	O
related	O
to	B-Protocol
The	O
Hunger	O
Games	O
franchise	O
,	O
presenting	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
official	O
"	O
country	B-General_Concept
code	I-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
fictional	O
nation	O
of	O
Panem	O
;	O
notable	O
sites	O
included	O
thecapitol.pn	O
and	O
revolution.pn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.ps	B-General_Concept
||	O
||	O
Palestine||	O
Jerusalem	B-Application
,	O
West	B-Application
Bank	I-Application
and	O
Gaza	O
Strip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.re	B-General_Concept
||	O
(	O
France	O
)	O
||	O
Réunion||	O
Restricted	O
to	B-Protocol
individuals	O
and	O
companies	O
in	O
European	O
Union	O
,	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
,	O
Norway	O
,	O
Iceland	O
,	O
and	O
Liechtenstein	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.rs	B-General_Concept
||	O
||	O
Republika	O
Srbija	O
||	O
See	O
also	O
.срб	B-General_Concept
(	O
.srb	B-General_Concept
in	O
Cyrillic	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
unofficially	O
used	O
for	O
Rust	B-Application
(	O
programming	O
language	O
)	O
-related	O
domains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.ru	B-General_Concept
||	O
||	O
Russia||	O
See	O
also	O
.su	O
,	O
still	O
in	O
use	O
,	O
and	O
.рф	O
,	O
for	O
IDN	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.sa	O
||	O
||	O
Saudi	O
Arabia||	O
Registrant	O
must	O
have	O
a	O
registered	O
trademark	O
in	O
Saudi	O
Arabia	O
matching	O
the	O
domain	O
name	O
to	B-Protocol
register	O
or	O
provide	O
company	O
incorporation	O
documents	O
of	O
a	O
company	O
in	O
Saudi	O
Arabia	O
or	O
for	O
personal	O
registrations	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
valid	O
ID	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
letter	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
letterhead	O
of	O
your	O
organization	O
addressed	O
to	B-Protocol
SaudiNIC	O
requesting	O
the	O
domain	B-Protocol
name	I-Protocol
registration	I-Protocol
is	O
also	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2LD	B-Protocol
registrations	O
rolled	O
out	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.sc	O
||	O
||	O
Seychelles||Also	O
unofficially	O
used	O
for	O
Snapchat-related	O
domains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.sk	B-Language
||	O
||	O
Slovensko||	O
Restricted	O
to	B-Protocol
individuals	O
and	O
companies	O
in	O
European	O
Union	O
,	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
,	O
Norway	O
,	O
Iceland	O
,	O
and	O
Liechtenstein	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.sm	O
||	O
||	O
San	O
Marino||	O
Domain	O
name	O
must	O
be	B-General_Concept
same	O
as	O
company	O
name	O
or	O
trademark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Individuals	O
are	O
not	O
allowed	O
to	B-Protocol
register	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.sz	O
||	O
||	O
Swaziland	O
||	O
Registration	O
is	O
restricted	O
to	B-Protocol
Eswatini	O
organizations	O
with	O
Eswatini	O
Trading	O
Licenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.td	O
||	O
||	O
Tchad	O
||	O
Available	O
for	O
registration	O
to	B-Protocol
entities	O
connected	O
with	O
Chad	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.tf	B-General_Concept
||	O
||	O
Terres	O
australes	O
et	O
antarctiques	O
françaises	O
||	O
Seldom	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Restricted	O
to	B-Protocol
individuals	O
and	O
companies	O
in	O
European	O
Union	O
,	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
,	O
Norway	O
,	O
Iceland	O
,	O
and	O
Liechtenstein	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
domain	O
also	O
sees	O
frequent	O
use	O
for	O
community-run	O
sites	O
related	O
to	B-Protocol
the	O
video	O
game	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.tk	O
||	O
||	O
Tokelau||	O
Also	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
domain	O
service	O
to	B-Protocol
the	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.tl	O
||	O
||	O
Timor-Leste	O
||	O
Old	O
code	O
.tp	B-General_Concept
has	O
been	O
deactivated	O
since	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.to	B-Protocol
||	O
||	O
Tonga||	O
Often	O
used	O
unofficially	O
for	O
Torrent	B-Protocol
,	O
Turin	O
(	O
Torino	O
in	O
Italian	O
)	O
,	O
Toronto	O
,	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
or	O
Tocantins	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
as	O
a	O
domain	B-Application
hack	I-Application
in	O
Slavic	O
languages	O
(	O
to	B-Protocol
meaning	O
it	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.tv	B-Protocol
||	O
||	O
Tuvalu||	O
Used	O
as	O
an	O
abbreviation	O
of	O
television	O
,	O
the	O
domain	O
is	O
currently	O
operated	O
by	O
dotTV	O
,	O
a	O
VeriSign	B-Application
company	O
;	O
the	O
Tuvalu	O
government	O
owns	O
twenty	O
percent	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
line	O
with	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
,	O
IANA	O
's	O
official	O
position	O
is	O
that	O
"	O
TW	O
"	O
is	O
"	O
designated	O
for	O
use	O
to	B-Protocol
represent	O
Taiwan	O
,	O
Province	O
of	O
China	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.uk	B-Application
||	O
||	O
United	O
Kingdom||	O
The	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
code	O
for	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
is	O
GB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UK	B-Application
is	O
a	O
specially	O
reserved	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
.uk	B-Application
TLD	O
predates	O
the	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
list	O
of	O
ccTLD	B-Application
and	O
is	O
the	O
primary	O
TLD	O
for	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.us	B-General_Concept
||	O
||	O
United	O
States||	O
Registrants	O
must	O
be	B-General_Concept
United	O
States	O
citizens	O
,	O
residents	O
,	O
or	O
organizations	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
foreign	O
entity	O
with	O
a	O
presence	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.uy	O
||	O
||	O
Uruguay||	O
2LD	B-Protocol
rollout	O
began	O
on	O
10	O
July	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.va	B-Language
||	O
||	O
Vatican||	O
Limited	O
to	B-Protocol
the	O
official	O
sites	O
of	O
the	O
Holy	O
See	O
(	O
including	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
Vatican	O
City	O
State	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.wf	B-General_Concept
||	O
||	O
Wallis	O
and	O
Futuna|	O
Restricted	O
to	B-Protocol
individuals	O
and	O
companies	O
in	O
European	O
Union	O
,	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
,	O
Norway	O
,	O
Iceland	O
,	O
and	O
Liechtenstein	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
.yt	B-General_Concept
||	O
||Mayotte||	O
Restricted	O
to	B-Protocol
individuals	O
and	O
companies	O
in	O
European	O
Union	O
,	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
,	O
Norway	O
,	O
Iceland	O
and	O
Liechtenstein	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
unofficially	O
used	O
for	O
YouTube-related	O
domains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internationalised	B-Language
domain	I-Language
names	I-Language
have	O
been	O
proposed	O
for	O
Japan	O
and	O
Libya	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Almost	O
all	O
current	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
codes	O
have	O
been	O
assigned	O
and	O
do	O
exist	O
in	O
DNS	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
particular	O
,	O
the	O
ccTLDs	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Norwegian	O
dependency	O
Bouvet	O
Island	O
(	O
bv	B-General_Concept
)	O
and	O
the	O
designation	O
Svalbard	O
and	O
Jan	O
Mayen	O
(	O
sj	B-General_Concept
)	O
do	O
exist	O
in	O
DNS	B-Protocol
,	O
but	O
no	O
subdomains	B-Protocol
have	O
been	O
assigned	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
Norid	O
policy	O
to	B-Protocol
not	O
assign	O
any	O
at	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
code	O
eh	O
,	O
although	O
eligible	O
as	O
ccTLD	B-Application
for	O
Western	O
Sahara	O
,	O
has	O
never	O
been	O
assigned	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
exist	O
in	O
DNS	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
one	O
subdomain	B-Protocol
is	O
still	O
registered	O
in	O
gb	O
(	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
for	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
no	O
new	O
registrations	O
are	O
being	O
accepted	O
for	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sites	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
generally	O
use	O
uk	B-Application
(	O
see	O
below	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
former	O
.um	O
ccTLD	B-Application
for	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Minor	O
Outlying	O
Islands	O
was	O
removed	O
in	O
April	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
RFC	O
1591	O
rules	O
,	O
.um	O
is	O
eligible	O
as	O
a	O
ccTLD	B-Application
on	O
request	O
by	O
the	O
relevant	O
governmental	O
agency	O
and	O
local	O
Internet	O
user	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
ASCII	B-Protocol
ccTLDs	B-Application
are	O
in	O
use	O
that	O
are	O
not	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
two-letter	O
codes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
uk	B-Application
(	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
)	O
:	O
The	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
code	O
for	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
is	O
GB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
JANET	O
network	O
had	O
already	O
selected	O
uk	B-Application
as	O
a	O
top-level	O
identifier	O
for	O
its	O
pre-existing	O
Name	O
Registration	O
Scheme	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
was	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
DNS	B-Protocol
root	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
gb	O
was	O
assigned	O
with	O
the	O
intention	O
of	O
a	O
transition	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
never	O
occurred	O
and	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
uk	B-Application
is	O
now	O
entrenched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ac	B-General_Concept
(	O
Ascension	O
Island	O
)	O
:	O
This	O
code	O
is	O
a	O
vestige	O
of	O
IANA	O
's	O
decision	O
in	O
1996	O
to	B-Protocol
allow	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
codes	O
reserved	O
in	O
the	O
ISO	B-Language
3166-1	I-Language
alpha-2	I-Language
reserve	O
list	O
for	O
use	O
by	O
the	O
Universal	O
Postal	O
Union	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Three	O
other	O
ccTLDs	B-Application
,	O
gg	B-General_Concept
(	O
Guernsey	O
)	O
,	O
im	B-General_Concept
(	O
Isle	O
of	O
Man	O
)	O
and	O
je	B-General_Concept
(	O
Jersey	O
)	O
also	O
fell	O
under	O
this	O
category	O
from	O
1996	O
until	O
they	O
received	O
corresponding	O
ISO	O
3166	O
codes	O
in	O
March	O
2006	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
eu	O
(	O
European	O
Union	O
)	O
:	O
On	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
ICANN	B-Application
decided	O
to	B-Protocol
allow	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
any	O
two-letter	O
code	O
in	O
the	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
reserve	O
list	O
that	O
is	O
reserved	O
for	O
all	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
decision	O
by	O
the	O
EU	O
's	O
Council	O
of	O
Telecommunications	O
Ministers	O
in	O
March	O
2002	O
,	O
progress	O
was	O
slow	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
registry	B-Protocol
(	O
named	O
EURid	O
)	O
was	O
chosen	O
by	O
the	O
European	O
Commission	O
,	O
and	O
criteria	O
for	O
allocation	O
set	O
:	O
ICANN	B-Application
approved	O
eu	O
as	O
a	O
ccTLD	B-Application
,	O
and	O
it	O
opened	O
for	O
registration	O
on	O
7	O
December	O
2005	O
for	O
the	O
holders	O
of	O
prior	O
rights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
7	O
April	O
2006	O
,	O
registration	O
is	O
open	O
to	B-Protocol
all	O
in	O
the	O
European	O
Economic	O
Area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ccTLDs	B-Application
may	O
be	B-General_Concept
removed	O
if	O
that	O
country	O
ceases	O
to	B-Protocol
exist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
three	O
ccTLDs	B-Application
that	O
have	O
been	O
deleted	O
after	O
the	O
corresponding	O
2-letter	O
code	O
was	O
withdrawn	O
from	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
:	O
cs	B-Language
(	O
for	O
Czechoslovakia	O
)	O
,	O
zr	B-General_Concept
(	O
for	O
Zaire	O
)	O
and	O
tp	B-General_Concept
(	O
for	O
East	O
Timor	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
may	O
be	B-General_Concept
a	O
significant	O
delay	O
between	O
withdrawal	O
from	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
and	O
deletion	O
from	O
the	O
DNS	B-Protocol
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
ZR	B-General_Concept
ceased	O
to	B-Protocol
be	B-General_Concept
an	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
code	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
zr	B-General_Concept
ccTLD	B-Application
was	O
not	O
deleted	O
until	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
ccTLDs	B-Application
corresponding	O
to	B-Protocol
obsolete	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
codes	O
have	O
not	O
yet	O
been	O
deleted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
some	O
cases	O
they	O
may	O
never	O
be	B-General_Concept
deleted	O
due	O
to	B-Protocol
the	O
amount	O
of	O
disruption	O
this	O
would	O
cause	O
for	O
a	O
heavily	O
used	O
ccTLD	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
particular	O
,	O
the	O
Soviet	O
Union	O
's	O
ccTLD	B-Application
su	O
remains	O
in	O
use	O
more	O
than	O
twenty	O
years	O
after	O
SU	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
historical	O
country	B-General_Concept
codes	I-General_Concept
dd	O
for	O
the	O
German	O
Democratic	O
Republic	O
and	O
yd	O
for	O
South	O
Yemen	O
were	O
eligible	O
for	O
a	O
ccTLD	B-Application
,	O
but	O
not	O
allocated	O
;	O
see	O
also	O
de	B-General_Concept
and	O
ye	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
temporary	O
reassignment	O
of	O
country	B-General_Concept
code	I-General_Concept
cs	B-Language
(	O
Serbia	O
and	O
Montenegro	O
)	O
until	O
its	O
split	O
into	O
rs	B-General_Concept
and	O
me	B-Application
(	O
Serbia	O
and	O
Montenegro	O
,	O
respectively	O
)	O
led	O
to	B-Protocol
some	O
controversies	O
about	O
the	O
stability	O
of	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
3166-1	I-General_Concept
country	B-General_Concept
codes	I-General_Concept
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
second	O
edition	O
of	O
ISO3166-1	O
in	O
2007	O
with	O
a	O
guarantee	O
that	O
retired	O
codes	O
will	O
not	O
be	B-General_Concept
reassigned	O
for	O
at	O
least	O
50years	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
replacement	O
of	O
RFC3066	O
by	O
RFC4646	O
for	O
country	B-General_Concept
codes	I-General_Concept
used	O
in	O
language	O
tags	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
previous	O
ISO3166-1	O
code	O
for	O
Yugoslavia	O
,	O
YU	O
,	O
was	O
removed	O
by	O
ISO	O
on	O
23July	O
2003	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
yu	O
ccTLD	B-Application
remained	O
in	O
operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
after	O
a	O
two-year	O
transition	O
to	B-Protocol
Serbian	O
rs	B-General_Concept
and	O
Montenegrin	O
me	B-Application
,	O
the	O
.yu	O
domain	O
was	O
phased	O
out	O
in	O
March2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Australia	O
was	O
originally	O
assigned	O
the	O
oz	O
country	B-General_Concept
code	I-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
changed	O
to	B-Protocol
au	O
with	O
the	O
.oz	O
domains	O
moved	O
to	B-Protocol
.oz.au	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
internationalized	B-General_Concept
country	I-General_Concept
code	I-General_Concept
top-level	I-General_Concept
domain	I-General_Concept
(	O
IDN	B-General_Concept
ccTLD	I-General_Concept
)	O
is	O
a	O
top-level	O
domain	O
with	O
a	O
specially	O
encoded	O
domain	O
name	O
that	O
is	O
displayed	O
in	O
an	O
end	O
user	O
application	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
,	O
in	O
its	O
native	O
language	O
script	O
or	O
a	O
non-alphabetic	O
writing	O
system	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Latin	O
script	O
(	O
.us	B-General_Concept
,	O
.uk	B-Application
and	O
.br	O
)	O
,	O
Indic	O
script	O
(	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
IDN	B-General_Concept
ccTLDs	I-General_Concept
are	O
an	O
application	O
of	O
the	O
internationalized	B-Language
domain	I-Language
name	I-Language
(	O
IDN	B-Language
)	O
system	O
to	B-Protocol
top-level	O
Internet	O
domains	O
assigned	O
to	B-Protocol
countries	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
or	O
independent	O
geographic	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ICANN	B-Application
started	O
to	B-Protocol
accept	O
applications	O
for	O
IDN	B-General_Concept
ccTLDs	I-General_Concept
in	O
November	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
installed	O
the	O
first	O
set	O
into	O
the	O
Domain	O
Names	O
System	O
in	O
May	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
May	O
2010	O
,	O
21	O
countries	O
had	O
submitted	O
applications	O
to	B-Protocol
ICANN	B-Application
,	O
representing	O
11	O
languages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ICANN	B-Application
requires	O
all	O
potential	O
international	O
TLDs	O
to	B-Protocol
use	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
letter	O
that	O
does	O
not	O
resemble	O
a	O
Latin	O
letter	O
,	O
or	O
have	O
at	O
least	O
three	O
letters	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	B-Protocol
avoid	O
IDN	B-General_Concept
homograph	I-General_Concept
attacks	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nor	O
shall	O
the	O
international	B-Language
domain	I-Language
name	I-Language
look	O
like	O
another	O
domain	O
name	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
they	O
have	O
different	O
alphabets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Generic	O
Country	B-Application
Code	I-Application
Top-Level	I-Application
Domain	I-Application
or	O
gccTLD	O
refers	O
to	B-Protocol
those	O
TLDs	O
which	O
are	O
technically	O
"	O
non-restricted	O
ccTLDs	B-Application
"	O
but	O
used	O
like	O
traditional	O
generic	O
TLDs	O
(	O
gTLDs	O
)	O
rather	O
than	O
"	O
country	O
"	O
-targeted	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
gccTLDs	O
are	O
primarily	O
used	O
as	O
domain	B-Application
hacks	I-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
gccTLD	O
Country/Region	O
Domain	B-Application
hacks	I-Application
.ac	B-General_Concept
Ascension	O
Island	O
.ad	B-General_Concept
Andorra	O
advertising	O
.ag	O
Antigua	O
and	O
Barbuda	O
Aktiengesellschaft	O
(	O
German	O
for	O
corporation	O
)	O
.ai	O
Anguilla	O
Artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.am	B-General_Concept
Armenia	O
.as	B-Library
American	O
Samoa	O
.az	B-General_Concept
Azerbaijan	O
Arizona	O
.bz	O
Belize	O
.cc	B-Application
Cocos	O
(	O
Keeling	O
)	O
Islands	O
.cd	O
Congo	O
Compact	O
disc	O
.co	B-Application
Colombia	O
.cu	O
Cuba	O
see	O
you	O
.cv	O
Cape	O
Verde	O
curriculum	O
vitae	O
.dj	O
Djibouti	O
Disc	O
jockey	O
.fm	B-Protocol
Federated	O
States	O
of	O
Micronesia	O
.ga	B-General_Concept
Gabon	O
Georgia	O
.gg	B-General_Concept
Bailiwick	O
of	O
Guernsey	O
.io	B-General_Concept
British	O
Indian	O
Ocean	O
Territory	O
.is	B-Application
Iceland	O
it.is,	O
that.is,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenient	O
registration	O
restrictions	O
on	O
certain	O
ccTLDs	B-Application
have	O
resulted	O
in	O
various	O
domain	B-Application
hacks	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Domain	O
names	O
such	O
as	O
I.am,	O
tip.it,	O
start.at	O
and	O
go.to	O
form	O
well-known	O
English	O
phrases	O
,	O
whereas	O
others	O
combine	O
the	O
second-level	B-Protocol
domain	I-Protocol
and	O
ccTLD	B-Application
to	B-Protocol
form	O
one	O
word	O
or	O
one	O
title	O
,	O
creating	O
domains	O
such	O
as	O
blo.gs	O
of	O
South	O
Georgia	O
and	O
the	O
South	O
Sandwich	O
Islands	O
(	O
gs	O
)	O
,	O
youtu.be	B-General_Concept
of	O
Belgium	O
(	O
be	B-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
del.icio.us	B-Application
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
(	O
us	B-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
and	O
cr.yp.to	O
of	O
Tonga	O
(	O
to	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
.co	B-Application
domain	O
of	O
Colombia	O
has	O
been	O
cited	O
since	O
2010	O
as	O
a	O
potential	O
competitor	O
to	B-Protocol
generic	O
TLDs	O
for	O
commercial	O
use	O
,	O
because	O
it	O
may	O
be	B-General_Concept
an	O
abbreviation	O
for	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
ccTLDs	B-Application
allow	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
emoji	B-Protocol
domains	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
ccTLDs	B-Application
may	O
also	O
be	B-General_Concept
used	O
for	O
typosquatting	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
domain	O
cm	O
of	O
Cameroon	O
has	O
generated	O
interest	O
due	O
to	B-Protocol
the	O
possibility	O
that	O
people	O
might	O
miss	O
typing	O
the	O
letter	O
o	O
for	O
sites	O
in	O
the	O
com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
smallest	O
countries	O
and	O
non-sovereign	O
or	O
colonial	O
entities	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
country	B-General_Concept
codes	I-General_Concept
have	O
opened	O
their	O
TLDs	O
for	O
worldwide	O
commercial	O
use	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
free	O
like	O
.tk	O
.	O
</s>
