.cd
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| Introduced | 1997 |
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| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | NIC Congo |
| Sponsor | Interpoint SARL |
| Intended use | Entities connected with the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Actual use | Not that popular, but used for a miscellany of sites, some related to the Congo and some about music CDs |
| Registration restrictions | None |
| Structure | Registrations permitted at second level |
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| Dispute policies | UDRP |
| Website | Nic.cd |
.cd is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was created in 1997 as a replacement for the .zr (Zaire) ccTLD, which was phased out and eventually deleted in 2001.
Except for reserved names like .com.cd, .net.cd, .org.cd and others, any person in the world can register a .cd domain for a fee. The ccTLD is popular (and thus economically valuable) due to it being an abbreviation for compact disc (other similar ccTLDs are .fm, .am, .tv, .ws, .dj and .mu). Such unconventional usage of TLDs in domain names are known as domain hacks.
