(ccTLD’s) country code Top Level Domains

A country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain, generally used or reserved for a country or

a dependent territory. ccTLD identifiers are two letters long, and all two-letter top-level domains are ccTLDs.

.CC - (1997) Cocos (Keeling) Islands a territory of Australia. Used for a wide variety of sites. (1-10 Years Unrestricted)

.DE - (1986)  is the country code top-level domain for the Federal Republic of Germany. DENIC (the Network Information Centre responsible for .de domains) does not require

  specific second-level domains, as it is the case with the .uk domain range for example.  (1-10 Years - Owner or administrative contacts must have a valid address (no P.O. box)

  located in Germany).

.JP - (1986) is the Internet country code top-level domain for Japan. It is administered by the Japan Registry Service.

.BE - (1988) is the Internet country code top-level domain for Belgium. Very popular in 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.

.AT - (1988) is the Internet country code top-level domain for Austria. (1 Year - numeric domain names not accepted)

.CO.UK - (1985) is the Internet country code top-level domain for the United Kingdom.

.ME.UK - personal United Kingdom

.ORG.UK - non-profit organizations United Kingdom

.CO.NZ - Organizations pursuing commercial aims and purposes New Zealand. (1 Year Unrestricted)

.NET.NZ - Organizations and service providers directly related to the NZ Internet New Zealand. (1 Year Unrestricted)

.ORG.NZ - Not-for-profit organizations New Zealand. (1 Year Unrestricted)

.CN - (1987)  is the country code top-level domain  for the People's Republic of China. The domain name administration in China is done through a branch of the Ministry of

  Information Industry. This ministry oversees everything from telecommunications to broadcasting similar to the FCC of the US. The registry is maintained by China Internet

  Network Information Center (CNNIC).The actual registrations are done through commercial registrars similar to other parts of the world. (1-5 Years Unrestricted)

.COM.CN - Commercial, for companies or firms (Taiwanese or foreign) registered under the laws of their country. (1-5 Years - Unrestricted)

.ORG.CN - for non-profit organizations (Taiwanese or foreign) established according to the laws of their country. (1-5 Years - Unrestricted)

.NET.CN - for network or telecommunications license holders and Internet oriented organizations. (1-5 Years - Unrestricted)

.TW - (1989)  is the Internet country code top-level domain for Taiwan (Republic of China). The actual registrations are done through commercial registrars similar to other parts

  of the world. Very popular in Taiwan. (1-5 years - Unrestricted)

.COM.TW - for companies or firms (Taiwanese or foreign) registered under the laws of their country

.ORG.TW - for non-profit organizations (Taiwanese or foreign) established according to the laws of their country

.IDV.TW - for individuals (must verify their identity by e-mail)

.FM - (1985) 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 the government and people of the

  islands. The domain name is popular (and thus economically valuable) for FM radio station websites. (1 Year Unrestricted).

.MS - (1997)  is the Internet country code top-level domain  for Montserrat. Microsoft has begun using this as an unintended abbreviation with projects such as popfly.ms.

(1 Year Unrestricted)

.NU - (1997) 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. Playing on the phonetic similarity between

nu and new, it was promoted as a "new" TLD in which there was an abundance of good domain names available. However now most of the top .nu's have been taken.

(Unrestricted)

.TC - (1997) is the Internet country code top-level domain  for Turks and Caicos Islands. Used by a number of sites, a few of which are in Turks and Caicos Islands.

(Unrestricted)

.VG - (1997) is the Internet country code top-level domain for the British Virgin Islands. Used by a number of sites, a few of which are in British Virgin Islands. It is also used as

an abbreviation of "Video Game" (1 year Unrestricted)

When you register multiple domain names, you can;

1. • Keep your competition from registering a domain name that draws customers to them instead of you.
   

2. • Promote the different products and services you offer.
   

3. • Drive more traffic to your Web site.
   

4. • Enjoy more opportunities to market to — and be listed in — search engines.
   

5. • Create distinct advertising strategies that reach different target markets.
   

6. • Provide customers more ways to find you when searching the Internet.
   

7. • Capture common misspellings of your domain name, instead of sending visitors to an error page.
   

8. • Protect your brand and online identity from those who may have unsavory purposes.
   

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