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Domain Name Extensions
[See also: Choosing a Domain Name and Resources]
There are many top level domain (TLD) extensions including:
- .com for commercial purposes
- .aero for the air-transport industry
- .asia for the Pan-Asia and Asia Pacific community
- .biz for businesses
- .info for information purposes
- .mobi for mobile products and services
- .museum for museums
- .name for individuals
- .net for internet administrative sites
- .org for the noncommercial community
- .tel for business and individual contact data
- .travel for the travel industry
- .gov for the United States Government
- .edu educational establishments
- .mil for the United States Military
- .int for international institutions
Most are available to register at Registration Agency.
There are also over
200 country top level domains
(ccTLD). These are often combined with second level domain (SLD) extensions as shown in brackets in these examples:
- .au (.com.au, .gov.au) Australia
- .br (.com.br, .net.br) Brazil
- .ca Canada
- .cn (.com.cn, .gov.br) China
- .de Germany
- .eu European Union
- .fr (.com.fr, .gouv.fr) France
- .in (.co.in, .mil.in) India
- .it (.co.il, .org.il) Italy
- .jp (.co.jp, .ac.jp) Japan
- .mx (.com.mx, .net.mx) Mexico
- .pl (.com.pl, .mil.br) Poland
- .ru (.com.ru, .net.ru) Russian Federation
- .tv (.co.tv) Tuvalu
- .uk (.co.uk, edu.uk) United Kingdom
- .us (.fed.us) United States
- .za (.co.za, .net.za) South Africa
Click to check and register country domain names.
See also: Choosing a Domain Name and Resources
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