.gi

.gi is the ccTLD for Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory. It is managed by Sapphire Networks.^[1]

Rules and Restrictions[edit | edit source]

The rules for the allocation of names within the .gi domain are as follows:

the .gi top level zone (without any preceding generic zone) is for the exclusive use of Gibraltar registered businesses and organisations and may only be used for their own local services/purposes;
no .gi Domain Name may be used or appear to be used for pornography or any other activity that is illegal in Gibraltar;
any domain names which, in the opinion of the Committee, may be considered offensive or defamatory are not allowed;
all top level and second level generic names (e.g. ".co", ".com", ".net") are banned from being used as 2nd and 3rd level names except when the Committee determines to increase the .gi namespace.
there shall be at least 2 nameservers for the domain (with addresses specified in the request) operating at the time the request is submitted. There is no restriction on the physical location or IP address of these nameservers.^[2]

.com.gi: any commercial organisation wishing to register a domain name in Gibraltar.
.ltd.gi: registration is limited to Gibraltar Registered Limited Companies. The domain name must be identical to the Registered Company Name.
.gov.gi: registration is limited to Gibraltar government departments, bodies and associated government funded organisations.
.mod.gi: registration is limited to Gibraltar Ministry of Defense (MOD) Departments.
.edu.gi: registration is limited to Gibraltar Schools and Education Departments.
.org.gi: the org.gi domain is intended to be a domain for those organisations which do not satisfactorily 'fit' into any of the other subdomains of gi. This includes charities, trades unions, political parties, community groups, etc.^[3]

One and two character names are not allowed.^[2]