| Introduced | 1996 |
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| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active as of January 2009 |
| Registry | Saipan DataCom, Inc. |
| Sponsor | Saipan DataCom, Inc. |
| Intended use | Entities connected with Northern Mariana Islands |
| Actual use | Marketed as a domain for sites usable on mobile devices |
| Registration restrictions | No registration restrictions; personal sites are hosted on registry's own servers and must be built using the chi.mp system, purchased domains have no restrictions |
| Structure | Registrations are directly at second level; there are a few sites related to the Northern Mariana Islands in third level domains under such second level names as .gov.mp and .org.mp |
| Documents | Registration Agreement; Cancellation and Transfer policy |
| Dispute policies | UDRP Policy |
| Website | chi.mp |
.mp is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Northern Mariana Islands. There are a few sites related to the Northern Mariana Islands in this domain (such as governmental sites under .gov.mp and a few sites in .org.mp and .co.mp). The get.mp site allows users to register and manage .mp domains. The .mp name comes from the USPS's postal code for the Northern Mariana Islands. [1]
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There are some sites related to the Northern Mariana Islands in third-level domains under .gov.mp, .org.mp, and .co.mp which are not subject to the registry hosting rules, but there is no indication as to if or how any additional names of this sort may be registered.
The ICANN WHOIS[2] gives two official registry sites, at nic.mp and get.mp. ".mp" domains currently cost $20 per year.[3]
Chi.mp's parent company Saipan DataCom has a long term contract with the Northern Mariana Islands to run the service chi.mp, a content hub and identity management platform which provides .mp domains and websites. Domains may be purchased for $20.