Thread: Domain TLDs

Found it online. Wanted to share, I think its a good reference on what most tlds stand for.

.com - Short for .commercial. Domain names with the .com extension are by far the most popular, and can be purchased by any individual or business.
.net- Short for .network, domains using this extension can be registered by anyone.
.org - Any individual or business may now register a .org domain name.
.us - the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United States. Now available to register anywhere in the world.
.info - domains are available to the general public.
.biz - The .BIZ domain can only be used for a "bona fide business or commercial use".
.co.uk
.org.uk
.me.uk
.com.tw - Taiwan's ccTLD. Any business or organization, worldwide, can register a .com.tw or .org.tw name.
.org.tw - Any business or organization, worldwide, can register a .com.tw or .org.tw domain name.
.idv.tw - Taiwan's ccTLD. Any business or organization, worldwide, can register a .com.tw or .org.tw name.
.ca - Canada's ccTLD. There are additional contact attributes required for the Canadian ccTLD.
.cn - China's ccTLD. Any business or organization, worldwide, can register a .CN name.
.name - Available to the general public.
.cc - Top level domain for the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Anyone in the world can register a .cc domain for any purpose.
.tv - TV has a category of domain names called "Premium Names" which have a different pricing structure.
.bz - The country-coded Top Level Domain (ccTLD) for the country of Belize. Anyone in the world can register a .bz name.
.nu - The ccTLD for the country of Niue, these domains can be registered by anyone.
.ws - Western Samoa's ccTLD
.tm - are available to anyone within the International Community. .com.cn - China's ccTLD. Any business or organization, worldwide, can register a .CN name.
.net.cn - China's ccTLD. Any business or organization, worldwide, can register a .CN name.
.org.cn - China's ccTLD. Any business or organization, worldwide, can register a .CN name.
.de - Germany's ccTLD The administrative contact must have a street address or P.O. box within Germany.
.jp - Japanese address requirements. Multilingual names will not be supported.
.in - Top level domain for India. Anyone in the world can register a .in name.
.br.com - 2nd Level Domain for Brazil. There are no restrictions or rules when registering these domains
.cn.com - 2nd Level Domain for China. There are no restrictions or rules when registering these domains
.eu.com - 2nd Level Domain for Europe. There are no restrictions or rules when registering these domains
.uk.com - 2nd Level Domain for the United Kingdom. There are no restrictions or rules when registering these domains
.uk.net - 2nd Level Domain for the United Kingdom. There are no restrictions or rules when registering these domains
.us.com - 2nd Level Domain for the United States. There are no restrictions or rules when registering these domains
.uy.com - 2nd Level Domain for Uruguay. There are no restrictions or rules when registering these domains
.hu.com - 2nd Level Domain for Hungary. There are no restrictions or rules when registering these domains
.no.com - 2nd Level Domain for Norway. There are no restrictions or rules when registering these domains
.qc.com - 2nd Level Domain for Quebec. There are no restrictions or rules when registering these domains
.ru.com - 2nd Level Domain for the Russian Federation. There are no restrictions or rules when registering these domains
.sa.com - 2nd Level Domain for Saudi Arabia. There are no restrictions or rules when registering these domains
.se.com - 2nd Level Domain for Sweden. There are no restrictions or rules when registering these domains
.se.net - 2nd Level Domain for Sweden. There are no restrictions or rules when registering these domains
.za.com - 2nd Level Domain for South Africa. There are no restrictions or rules when registering these domains
.de.com - 2nd Level Domain for Germany. There are no restrictions or rules when registering these domains

Two letter Country Code Domain Name Extensions

.ac – Ascension Island
.ad – Andorra
.ae – United Arab Emirates
.af – Afghanistan
.ag – Antigua and Barbuda
.ai – Anguilla
.al – Albania
.am – Armenia
.an – Netherlands Antilles
.ao – Angola
.aq – Antarctica
.ar – Argentina
.as – American Samoa
.at – Austria
.au – Australia
.aw – Aruba
.ax – Aland Islands
.az – Azerbaijan
.ba – Bosnia and Herzegovina
.bb – Barbados
.bd – Bangladesh
.be – Belgium
.bf – Burkina Faso
.bg – Bulgaria
.bh – Bahrain
.bi – Burundi
.bj – Benin
.bm – Bermuda
.bn – Brunei Darussalam
.bo – Bolivia
.br – Brazil
.bs – Bahamas
.bt – Bhutan
.bv – Bouvet Island
.bw – Botswana
.by – Belarus
.bz – Belize
.ca – Canada
.cc – Cocos (Keeling) Islands
.cd – Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
.cf – Central African Republic
.cg – Congo, Republic of
.ch – Switzerland
.ci – Cote d'Ivoire
.ck – Cook Islands
.cl – Chile
.cm – Cameroon
.cn – China
.co – Colombia
.cr – Costa Rica
.cu – Cuba
.cv – Cape Verde
.cx – Christmas Island
.cy – Cyprus
.cz – Czech Republic
.de – Germany
.dj – Djibouti
.dk – Denmark
.dm – Dominica
.do – Dominican Republic
.dz – Algeria
.ec – Ecuador
.ee – Estonia
.eg – Egypt
.eh – Western Sahara
.er – Eritrea
.es – Spain
.et – Ethiopia
.eu – European Union
.fi – Finland
.fj – Fiji
.fk – Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
.fm – Micronesia, Federated States of
.fo – Faroe Islands
.fr – France
.ga – Gabon
.gb – United Kingdom
.gd – Grenada
.ge – Georgia
.gf – French Guiana
.gg – Guernsey
.gh – Ghana
.gi – Gibraltar
.gl – Greenland
.gm – Gambia
.gn – Guinea
.gp – Guadeloupe
.gq – Equatorial Guinea
.gr – Greece
.gs – South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
.gt – Guatemala
.gu – Guam
.gw – Guinea-Bissau
.gy – Guyana
.hk – Hong Kong
.hm – Heard and McDonald Islands
.hn – Honduras
.hr – Croatia/Hrvatska
.ht – Haiti
.hu – Hungary
.id – Indonesia
.ie – Ireland
.il – Israel
.im – Isle of Man
.in – India
.io – British Indian Ocean Territory
.iq – Iraq
.ir – Iran, Islamic Republic of
.is – Iceland
.it – Italy
.je – Jersey
.jm – Jamaica
.jo – Jordan
.jp – Japan
.ke – Kenya
.kg – Kyrgyzstan
.kh – Cambodia
.ki – Kiribati
.km – Comoros
.kn – Saint Kitts and Nevis
.kp – Korea, Democratic People's Republic
.kr – Korea, Republic of
.kw – Kuwait
.ky – Cayman Islands
.kz – Kazakhstan
.la – Lao People's Democratic Republic
.lb – Lebanon
.lc – Saint Lucia
.li – Liechtenstein
.lk – Sri Lanka
.lr – Liberia
.ls – Lesotho
.lt – Lithuania
.lu – Luxembourg
.lv – Latvia
.ly – Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
.ma – Morocco
.mc – Monaco
.md – Moldova, Republic of
.me – Me
.mg – Madagascar
.mh – Marshall Islands
.mk – Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
.ml – Mali
.mm – Myanmar
.mn – Mongolia
.mo – Macao
.mp – Northern Mariana Islands
.mq – Martinique
.mr – Mauritania
.ms – Montserrat
.mt – Malta
.mu – Mauritius .mv – Maldives
.mw – Malawi
.mx – Mexico
.my – Malaysia
.mz – Mozambique
.na – Namibia
.nc – New Caledonia
.ne – Niger
.nf – Norfolk Island
.ng – Nigeria
.ni – Nicaragua
.nl – Netherlands
.no – Norway
.np – Nepal
.nr – Nauru
.nu – Niue
.nz – New Zealand
.om – Oman
.pa – Panama
.pe – Peru
.pf – French Polynesia
.pg – Papua New Guinea
.ph – Philippines
.pk – Pakistan
.pl – Poland
.pm – Saint Pierre and Miquelon
.pn – Pitcairn Island
.pr – Puerto Rico
.ps – Palestinian Territory, Occupied
.pt – Portugal
.pw – Palau
.py – Paraguay
.qa – Qatar
.re – Reunion Island
.ro – Romania
.rs – Serbia
.ru – Russian Federation
.rw – Rwanda
.sa – Saudi Arabia
.sb – Solomon Islands
.sc – Seychelles
.sd – Sudan
.se – Sweden
.sg – Singapore
.sh – Saint Helena
.si – Slovenia
.sj – Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
.sk – Slovak Republic
.sl – Sierra Leone
.sm – San Marino
.sn – Senegal
.so – Somalia
.sr – Suriname
.st – Sao Tome and Principe
.su – Soviet Union (being phased out)
.sv – El Salvador
.sy – Syrian Arab Republic
.sz – Swaziland
.tc – Turks and Caicos Islands
.td – Chad
.tf – French Southern Territories
.tg – Togo
.th – Thailand
.tj – Tajikistan
.tk – Tokelau
.tl – Timor-Leste
.tm – Turkmenistan
.tn – Tunisia
.to – Tonga
.tp – East Timor
.tr – Turkey
.tt – Trinidad and Tobago
.tv – Tuvalu
.tw – Taiwan
.tz – Tanzania
.ua – Ukraine
.ug – Uganda
.uk – United Kingdom
.um – United States Minor Outlying Islands
.us – United States
.uy – Uruguay
.uz – Uzbekistan
.va – Holy See (Vatican City State)
.vc – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
.ve – Venezuela
.vg – Virgin Islands, British
.vi – Virgin Islands, U.S.
.vn – Vietnam
.vu – Vanuatu
.wf – Wallis and Futuna Islands
.ws – Samoa
.ye – Yemen
.yt – Mayotte
.yu – Yugoslavia
.za – South Africa
.zm – Zambia
.zw – Zimbabwe

I like those 2nd level 'no limitations' domains, might come in handy for a cool web 2.0 app. Thanks for the great resource Manik!

Originally Posted by nottin

I like those 2nd level 'no limitations' domains, might come in handy for a cool web 2.0 app.

Yeah for countries like China, India 2nd level domains could really be of great value; specially when we wanna have a site in different languages.

oh wow that's quite a long list...i only know some of them.

Thanks for the resource Manik, this is a pretty cool post lol. It almost looks like the periodic table from my chemistry course haha. X_X

.me – Montenegro

so .me used to be from Montenegro ??

Originally Posted by wachapori

.me – Montenegro

so .me used to be from Montenegro ??

Oh wow, I didnt catch that one. I thought .me wasnt a ccTLD, and that it simply stood for me lol.

Originally Posted by wachapori

.me – Montenegro

so .me used to be from Montenegro ??

lol good catch. its not, corrected it.

I got domain name from Whoisxy

It is good explaination and you will continue to share such kind of information on open forums.