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.한국 is the IDN ccTLD for South Korea. It is managed by the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA).<ref>[https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/xn--3e0b707e.html IANA: Delegation Record for .한국]</ref>

.한국 is the IDN ccTLD for South Korea. It is managed by the [[KISA|Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA)]].<ref>[https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/xn--3e0b707e.html IANA: Delegation Record for .한국]</ref>

The domain at the DNS root level is “한국”. This is represented in ASCII-compatible encoding according to the IDNA specification as “xn--3e0b707e”. The individual Unicode code points that comprise this string are U+D55C U+AD6D.

The domain at the DNS root level is “한국”. This is represented in ASCII-compatible encoding according to the [[IDNA]] specification as “xn--3e0b707e”. The individual Unicode code points that comprise this string are U+D55C U+AD6D.

In Korean language, the string has a meaning equivalent to “Korea” in English. Its pronunciation in English is transliterated as “Hanguk”. The string is expressed using the Hangul script.<ref name="iana">[https://www.iana.org/reports/2011/hanguk-report-07jan2011.html IANA: Delegation of the .한국 ("Hanguk") domain representing the Republic of Korea in Korean]</ref>

In Korean language, the string has a meaning equivalent to “Korea” in English. Its pronunciation in English is transliterated as “Hanguk”. The string is expressed using the Hangul script.<ref name="iana">[https://www.iana.org/reports/2011/hanguk-report-07jan2011.html IANA: Delegation of the .한국 ("Hanguk") domain representing the Republic of Korea in Korean]</ref>

== Delegation History ==

== Delegation History ==

In May 2010, an application was made to the "IDN Fast Track" process to have the string “한국” recongised as representing the Republic of Korea. The request was supported by the Korea Communications Commission, and supported by the outcome of a consultation process conducted with various Internet community groups.

In May 2010, an application was made to the "[[IDN Fast Track]]" process to have the string “한국” recognized as representing the Republic of Korea. The request was supported by the Korea Communications Commission, and supported by the outcome of a consultation process conducted with various Internet community groups.

On 16 June 2010, review by the IDN Fast Track DNS Stability Panel found that "the applied-for strings associated with the applications from [the Republic of Korea] (a) present none of the threats to the stability or security of the DNS ... and (b) present an acceptable low risk of user confusion". The request for the string to represent the Republic of Korea was subsequently approved.  

On 16 June 2010, review by the IDN Fast Track [[DNS Stability Panel]] found that "the applied-for strings associated with the applications from [the Republic of Korea] (a) present none of the threats to the stability or security of the DNS ... and (b) present an acceptable low risk of user confusion". The request for the string to represent the Republic of Korea was subsequently approved.  

On 30 September 2010, KISA commenced a request to ICANN for delegation of ".한국" as a top-level domain.<ref name="iana"></ref> The .한국 domain was approved through the [[IDN Fast Track]] process,<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/string-evaluation-completion-2014-02-19-en#k ICANN.org - IDN Fast Track String Evaluations]</ref> and delegated to KRNIC in 2011.<ref name="iana"></ref>

On 30 September 2010, KISA commenced a request to ICANN for delegation of ".한국" as a top-level domain.<ref name="iana"></ref> The .한국 domain was approved through the [[IDN Fast Track]] process,<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/string-evaluation-completion-2014-02-19-en#k ICANN.org - IDN Fast Track String Evaluations]</ref> and delegated to [[KRNIC]] in 2011.<ref name="iana"></ref>

== Rules and Restrictions ==

== Rules and Restrictions ==

As .kr, any individual, company or organization must have a postal address in South Korea.<ref name="rules">[https://krnic.or.kr/jsp/eng/policy/domainNewRules.jsp KRNIC: Registration Rules]</ref> Registrations are only available at the top-level.<ref>[https://krnic.or.kr/jsp/eng/domain/kr/aboutKr.jsp KRNIC: The structure of .kr/.한국(.hankuk) domain]</ref>

As [[.kr]], any individual, company or organization must have a postal address in South Korea.<ref name="rules">[https://krnic.or.kr/jsp/eng/policy/domainNewRules.jsp KRNIC: Registration Rules]</ref> Registrations are only available at the top-level.<ref>[https://krnic.or.kr/jsp/eng/domain/kr/aboutKr.jsp KRNIC: The structure of .kr/.한국(.hankuk) domain]</ref>

=== Characters ===

=== Characters ===