GeoTLD

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Top-Level-Domain strings which are intended to be used as signification or virtual identifier of a geographical, geopolitical, ethnic, linguistic or cultural community within the Domain Name System can be called GeoTLDs. Examples:

v • d • e Generic top-level domains Unsponsored .biz · .com · .edu · .gov · .info · .int · .mil · .name · .net · .org Sponsored .aero · .asia · .cat · .coop · .jobs · .mobi · .museum · .pro · .tel · .travel Infrastructure .arpa · .root Proposed Locations .berlin · .lat · .nyc   Language and nationality .bzh · .cym · .gal · .qc · .sco Technical .geo · .mail · .web   Other .post · .xxx · .kids · .sport Deleted/retired .nato Reserved .example · .invalid · .localhost · .test Pseudo .bitnet · .csnet · .ip · .i2p · .local · .onion · .oz · .uucp Unofficial Alternative DNS roots Country code top-level domains

• .αθήνα (.athens)
• .berlin
• .cat
• .中国 (.china)
• .cym
• .рф (Russian Federation)
• .上海 (.shanghai)
• تونس. (.tunis)

[edit] See also

• Internationalized domain names
• Proposed top-level domains
• Generic top-level domains

[edit] Links

• Contribution about GeoTLD at the United Nations Internet Governance Forum IGF in Athens 2006
• Article about GeoTLDs by former German Governmental Advisory Committee GAC member at ICANN Michael Leibrandt
• Workshop on GeoTLDs at ICANN Meeting in San Juan June 2007
• ICANN Public Participation Website
• ICANN IDN wiki
• CityTLD literature