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'''.au''' is the country code top-level domain ([[ccTLD]]) for Australia and is managed and operated by .au Domain Administration ([[auDA]]), a not-for-profit policy authority and self-regulating body endorsed by the Australian government. The .au ccTLD is one of the top 10 largest country codes in world, with more 2 million registered domain names as of March 2011.<ref>[http://www.auda.org.au/news-archive/auda-08032011/ auDA News Archive]</ref>
'''.au''' is the country code top-level domain ([[ccTLD]]) for Australia and is managed and operated by .au Domain Administration ([[auDA]]), a not-for-profit policy authority and self-regulating body endorsed by the Australian government. The .au ccTLD is one of the top 10 largest country codes in world, with more 2 million registered domain names as of March 2011.<ref>[http://www.auda.org.au/news-archive/auda-08032011/ auDA News Archive]</ref>
A 2011 study found that the .au ccTLD contributed $475 million to the country's economy, 57% of that, or $269 million is directly related to the registration and hosting of the domains.
There were 2.3 million .au domains registered in 2011, which is up 600% from 2002.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/01/19/new-report-au-domain-space-brought-half-a-billion-dollars-to-australias-economy-in-2011/ New Report au Domain Space Brought Half a Billion Dollars to Australias Economy in 2011, TheDomains.com]</ref>
==Background==
==Background==