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A '''National Internet Registry''' (or '''NIR''') is an organization under the umbrella of a [[Regional Internet Registry]] with the task of coordinating [[IP address]] allocations and other Internet resource management functions at a national level within a [[country]] or economic unit.
NIRs operate primarily in the Asia Pacific region, under the authority of [[APNIC]], the Regional Internet Registry for that region.
The following NIRs are currently operating in the [[APNIC]] region:
* [[APJII]] (Asosiasi Penyelenggara Jasa Internet Indonesia), Indonesian ISP Association
* [[CNNIC]], China Internet Network Information Center
* [[JPNIC]], Japan Network Information Center
* [[KRNIC]], Korea Internet & Security Agency
* [[TWNIC]], Taiwan Network Information Center
* [[VNNIC]], Vietnam Internet Network Information Center
* [[Indian Registry for Internet Names and Numbers]]
The following NIRs are currently operating in the Latin American ([[LACNIC]]) region:
*[[NIC Mexico]]
*[[NIC Brazil]]
There are no NIRs operating in the [[RIPE NCC]] region.<ref>http://www.ripe.net/info/resource-admin/news/rir-communique-to-gac.html</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.apnic.net APNIC website]
* [http://www.nic.mx NIC MeXico website]
* [http://www.nic.cl/ NIC Chile website]
[[Category:Regional Internet registries]]
[[Category:Internet Standards]]