.ar

This article is about the country code top-level domain. For the file format see ar (Unix).
.ar
Introduced 1987
TLD type Country code top-level domain
Status Active
Registry NIC Argentina
Sponsor Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina
Intended use Entities connected with  Argentina
Actual use Very popular in Argentina
Registration restrictions Must have contact with address in Argentina, but registrant may be foreign; some subdomains have particular restrictions
Structure Registrations are at third level beneath second level labels
Documents Government resolution on domain registration
Website NIC Argentina

.ar is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Argentina. It is administered by NIC Argentina.

Contents

Second Level Domains

Although there are some exceptions, all of them belonging to public and governmental organizations:

Special characters

In November 2008, a resolution approved the use of special characters in domain names, including ñ, á, é, í ó, ú, ä, ë, ï, ö, and ü. The .gob.ar domain was also approved for government entities (.gob stands for "gobierno", government in Spanish).[2]

References

  1. ^ "7 de agosto de 2008". Nic.ar. http://www.nic.ar/faqgob.html. Retrieved 2008-11-12. 
  2. ^ "Aprueban la incorporación de la letra Ñ a los dominios argentinos en Internet". infobaeprofesional.com. http://tecnologia.infobaeprofesional.com/notas/65356-Aprueban-la-incorporacion-de-la-letra-N-a-los-dominios-argentinos-en-Internet.html?cookie. Retrieved 2008-12-15. 

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