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A '''Country Code Top-Level Domain''' ('''ccTLD''') is a two-letter Internet top-level domains ([[TLD]]s) specifically designated for a particular country, sovereign state or autonomous territory for use to service their community. ccTLDs are derived from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2 ISO 3166-1 alpha-2] country codes.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/cctlds/ ICANN ccTLDs]</ref>

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'''Country Code Top-Level ~~Domains~~''' ('''~~ccTLDs~~''') ~~are~~ two-letter Internet top-level domains ([[TLD]]s) specifically designated for a particular country, sovereign state or autonomous territory for use to service their community. ccTLDs are derived from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2 ISO 3166-1 alpha-2] country codes.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/cctlds/ ICANN ccTLDs]</ref>

==Implementation==

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The implementation of ccTLDs was started by [[IANA]]. The delegation and creation of ccTLDs is presented within RFC ~~1951~~. In order to determine whether new ccTLDs should be added or not, the IANA follows the provisions of ISO 3166 - Maintenance Agency. More information related to the development of new ccTLDs can be found in [http://www.iana.org/procedures/cctld-establishment.html IANA's Procedures for Establishing ccTLDs]. <ref>[http://www.iana.org/domains/root/cctld/ IANA ccTLD]</ref>

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The implementation of ccTLDs was started by [[IANA]]. The delegation and creation of ccTLDs is presented within [https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1591.txt RFC 1591]. In order to determine whether new ccTLDs should be added or not, the IANA follows the provisions of ISO 3166 - Maintenance Agency. More information related to the development of new ccTLDs can be found in [http://www.iana.org/procedures/cctld-establishment.html IANA's Procedures for Establishing ccTLDs]. <ref>[http://www.iana.org/domains/root/cctld/ IANA ccTLD]</ref>

===IANA's Procedures for ccTLDs===

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==Open ccTLDs==

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An '''open ccTLD''' refers to a country code top level domain name that can be registered by anyone, regardless of which country the person resides in. These ccTLDs generally represent a particular branding aside from the name of the country or territory it represents. Examples include [[.cc]] (Cocos Island) for consulting companies, [[.tv]] (Tuvalu) for television, [[.ws]] (Western Samoa) for websites, and [[.co]] (Colombia) as an alternative to [[.com]] for companies.<ref>[http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/archived_content/people/edelman/open-cctlds/ Registrations in Open ccTLDs]</ref>

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''Related Article - [[Open Use ccTLD]]''<br>

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An '''open ccTLD''' refers to a country code top level domain name that can be registered by anyone, regardless of which country the person resides in. These ccTLDs generally represent a particular branding opportunity aside from the name of the country or territory it represents. Examples include [[.cc]] (Cocos Island) for consulting companies, [[.tv]] (Tuvalu) for television, [[.ws]] (Western Samoa) for websites, and [[.co]] (Colombia) as an alternative to [[.com]] for companies.<ref>[http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/archived_content/people/edelman/open-cctlds/ Registrations in Open ccTLDs]</ref>

===.cc and .tv===

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<tr><td>[[.au]]</td><td>Australia</td><td>[[auDA]]</td><td>ABN (Australian Business Number) required</td>

<tr><td>[[.aw]]</td><td>Aruba</td><td>[[SETAR]]</td><td>Restricted to local companies, organizations, and citizens</td>

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<tr><td>[[.ax]]</td><td>Aland Islands</td><td>[[Ålands ~~landskapsregering~~]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.ax]]</td><td>Aland Islands</td><td>[[Ålands Landskapsregeringen]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.az]]</td><td>Azerbaijan</td><td>[[~~IntraDNS~~]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.az]]</td><td>Azerbaijan</td><td>[[IntraNS]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.ba]]</td><td>Bosnia and Herzegovina</td><td>[[UTIC]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.bb]]</td><td>Barbados</td><td>[[Government of Barbados Ministry of Economic Affairs and Development Telecommunications Unit]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.bd]]</td><td>Bangladesh</td><td>[[Ministry of Post & Telecommunications Bangladesh Secretariat]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.be]]</td><td>Belgium</td><td>[[DNS Belgium]]</td><td>Also unofficially used in Berne, Switzerland</td>

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<tr><td>[[.bf]]</td><td>Burkina Faso</td><td>[[~~ARCE~~]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.bf]]</td><td>Burkina Faso</td><td>[[ARCEP]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.bg]]</td><td>Bulgaria</td><td>[[Register.BG]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.bh]]</td><td>Bahrain</td><td>[[BATELCO]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.bi]]</td><td>Burundi</td><td>[[~~Centre~~ National ~~de l'Informatique~~]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.bi]]</td><td>Burundi</td><td>[[Burundi National Center of Information Technology]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.bj]]</td><td>Benin</td><td>[[Offices des Postes et Telecommunications]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.bl]]</td><td>Saint Barthelemy</td><td>Unassigned</td><td>Currently not in [[Root Zone|root zone]]</td>

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<tr><td>[[.ca]]</td><td>Canada</td><td>[[CIRA]]</td><td>Subject to Canadian Presence Requirements</td>

<tr><td>[[.cc]]</td><td>Cocos (Keeling) Islands</td><td>[[eNIC Cocos Islands Pty. Ltd.]]</td><td>Second level domains used in free, public domain service</td>

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<tr><td>[[.cd]]</td><td>Democratic Republic of the Congo</td><td>[[~~OCPT~~]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.cd]]</td><td>Democratic Republic of the Congo</td><td>[[CDNIC]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.cf]]</td><td>Central African Republic</td><td>[[Dot CF]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.cg]]</td><td>Republic of Congo</td><td>[[ONPT Congo]] and [[Interpoint Switzerland]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.et]]</td><td>Ethiopia</td><td>[[Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.eu]]</td><td>European Union</td><td>[[EURid]]</td><td>Restricted to institutions, companies, and individuals within the European Union</td>

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<tr><td>[[.fi]]</td><td>Finland</td><td>[[FICORA]]</td><td>~~Limited~~ to ~~Finnish companies and citizens, abroad or domestic~~</td>

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<tr><td>[[.fi]]</td><td>Finland</td><td>[[FICORA]]</td><td>Registration is available to everyone all around the world</td>

<tr><td>[[.fj]]</td><td>Fiji</td><td>[[The University of the South Pacific IT Services]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.fk]]</td><td>Falkland Islands (Malvinas)</td><td>[[Falkland Islands Government]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.gf]]</td><td>French Guiana</td><td>[[Net Plus]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.gg]]</td><td>Guernsey</td><td>[[Island Networks]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.gh]]</td><td>Ghana</td><td>[[Network Computer Systems ~~Ltd.~~]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.gh]]</td><td>Ghana</td><td>[[Network Computer Systems]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.gi]]</td><td>Gibraltar</td><td>[[Sapphire Networks]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.gl]]</td><td>Greenland</td><td>[[TELE Greenland AS]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.gt]]</td><td>Guatemala</td><td>[[Universidad del Valle de Guatemala]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.gu]]</td><td>Guam</td><td>[[University of Guam Computer Center]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.gw]]</td><td>Guinea-Bissau</td><td>[[~~Fundação IT]] and [[MEDIA Universidade de Bissao~~]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.gw]]</td><td>Guinea-Bissau</td><td>[[ARN]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.gy]]</td><td>Guyana</td><td>[[University of Guyana]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.hk]]</td><td>Hong Kong</td><td>[[HKIRC|Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Ltd.]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.jo]]</td><td>Jordan</td><td>[[NITC]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.jp]]</td><td>Japan</td><td>[[Japan Registry Services]]</td><td>Physical address within Japan required</td>

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<tr><td>[[.ke]]</td><td>Kenya</td><td>[[~~KeNIC~~]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.ke]]</td><td>Kenya</td><td>[[KENIC]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.kg]]</td><td>Kyrgyzstan</td><td>[[AsiaInfo Telecommunications Enterprise]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.kh]]</td><td>Cambodia</td><td>[[Cambodia Ministry of Post and Telecommunications]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.kn]]</td><td>Saint Kitts and Nevis</td><td>[[Ministry of Finance, Sustainable Development Information & Technology]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.kp]]</td><td>Democratic People's Republic of Korea</td><td>[[Star Joint Venture Company]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.kp]]</td><td>Republic of Korea</td><td>[[KISA]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.kr]]</td><td>Republic of Korea</td><td>[[KISA]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.kw]]</td><td>Kuwait</td><td>[[Ministry of Communications]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.ky]]</td><td>Caymen Islands</td><td>[[The Information and Communication Authority]]</td><td>Restricted to qualified Cayman entities</td>

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<tr><td>[[.mh]]</td><td>Marshall Islands</td><td>[[Cabinet Office]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.mk]]</td><td>Macedonia</td><td>[[Ministry of Foreign Relations]]</td><td>Restricted to companies within Macedonia</td>

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<tr><td>[[.ml]]</td><td>Mali</td><td>[[~~SOTELMA~~]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.ml]]</td><td>Mali</td><td>[[Sotelma]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.mm]]</td><td>Myanmar</td><td>[[Ministry of Communications, Posts & Telegraphs]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.mn]]</td><td>Mongolia</td><td>[[Datacom Co., Ltd.]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.ms]]</td><td>Montserrat</td><td>[[MNI Networks Ltd.]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.mt]]</td><td>Malta</td><td>[[NIC Malta]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.mu]]</td><td>Mauritius</td><td>[[~~Internet Direct Ltd~~]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.mu]]</td><td>Mauritius</td><td>[[Mauritius Network Information Centre]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.mv]]</td><td>Maldives</td><td>[[DHIVEHINET]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.mw]]</td><td>Malawi</td><td>[[Malawi SDNP]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.mx]]</td><td>Mexico</td><td>[[NIC Mexico]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.my]]</td><td>Malaysia</td><td>[[MYNIC]]</td><td>Restricted to individuals and companies within Malaysia</td>

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<tr><td>[[.mz]]</td><td>Mozambique</td><td>[[Centro de Informatica de Universidade Eduardo Mondlane]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.na]]</td><td>Namibia</td><td>[[Namibian Network Information Centre]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.nc]]</td><td>New Caledonia</td><td>[[Office des Postes et Telecommunications]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.ne]]</td><td>Niger</td><td>[[SONITEL]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.pm]]</td><td>Saint Pierre and Miquelon</td><td>[[AFNIC]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.pn]]</td><td>Pitcairn</td><td>[[Pitcairn Island Administration]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.pr]]</td><td>Puerto Rico</td><td>[[Gauss Research Laboratory]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.pr]]</td><td>Puerto Rico</td><td>[[Gauss Research Laboratory Inc|Gauss Research Laboratory Inc (GRL-INC)]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.ps]]</td><td>Palestine</td><td>[[PNINA|Palestinian National Internet Naming Authority (PNINA)]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.pt]]</td><td>Portugal</td><td>[[DNS.PT]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.sb]]</td><td>Solomon Islands</td><td>[[Solomon Telekom Company]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.sc]]</td><td>Seychelles</td><td>[[VCS]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.sd]]</td><td>Sudan</td><td>[[~~ISOC~~]] ~~Sudan~~</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.sd]]</td><td>Sudan</td><td>[[Sudan Internet Society]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.se]]</td><td>Sweden</td><td>[[Internetstiftelsen i Sverige]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.sg]]</td><td>Singapore</td><td>[[SGNIC]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.sl]]</td><td>Sierra Leone</td><td>[[Sierratel]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.sm]]</td><td>San Marino</td><td>[[Telecom Italia San Marino]]</td><td>Domain name must be same as company name or trademark</td>

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<tr><td>[[.sn]]</td><td>Senegal</td><td>[[Universite Cheikh Anta Diop~~]] and [[NIC Senegal~~]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.sn]]</td><td>Senegal</td><td>[[Universite Cheikh Anta Diop]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.so]]</td><td>Somalia</td><td>[[~~Somalia~~ Ministry of ~~Post~~ and ~~Telecommunications~~]]</td><td>Relaunched on Novemner 1, 2010</td>

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<tr><td>[[.so]]</td><td>Somalia</td><td>[[Somali Ministry of Posts and Communications]]</td><td>Relaunched on Novemner 1, 2010</td>

<tr><td>[[.sr]]</td><td>Suriname</td><td>[[Telesur]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.ss]]</td><td>South Sudan</td><td>Unassigned</td><td>Currently not in root zone</td>

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<tr><td>[[.sx]]</td><td>Sint Maarten</td><td>[[SX Registry]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.sy]]</td><td>Syria</td><td>[[NANS]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.sz]]</td><td>Swaziland</td><td>[[~~University of Swaziland Department of Computer Science~~]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.sz]]</td><td>Swaziland</td><td>[[SISPA]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.tc]]</td><td>Turks and Caicos Islands</td><td>[[MelrexTC]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.td]]</td><td>Chad</td><td>[[~~SOTEL TCHAD~~]]</td><td>Restricted to entities connected with Chad</td>

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<tr><td>[[.td]]</td><td>Chad</td><td>[[Sotel Tchad]]</td><td>Restricted to entities connected with Chad</td>

<tr><td>[[.tf]]</td><td>French Southern Territories</td><td>[[AFNIC]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.tg]]</td><td>Togo</td><td>[[~~Cafe~~ Informatique et Telecommunications]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.tg]]</td><td>Togo</td><td>[[C.A.F.E. Informatique et Telecommunications]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.th]]</td><td>Thailand</td><td>[[THNIC]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.tj]]</td><td>Tajikistan</td><td>[[Information Technology Center]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.tl]]</td><td>Timor-Leste</td><td>[[Ministry Infrastructure Information and Technology Division]]</td><td> Old code, [[.tp]], still also in use</td>

<tr><td>[[.tm]]</td><td>Turkmenistan</td><td>[[TM Domain Registry]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.tn]]</td><td>Tunisia</td><td>[[~~Agence Tunisienne d'Internet~~]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.tn]]</td><td>Tunisia</td><td>[[Tunisia Telecommunications Agency ATI]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.to]]</td><td>Tonga</td><td>[[Government of the Kingdom of Tonga]]</td><td>Unofficially used for torrent, Toronto, and Tokyo</td>

<tr><td>[[.tp]]</td><td>Portuguese Timor</td><td>Unassigned</td><td>Being phased out in favor of [[.tl]]</td>

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<tr><td>[[.tz]]</td><td>Tanzania</td><td>[[TzNIC]]</td><td>Presence within Tanzania required</td>

<tr><td>[[.ua]]</td><td>Ukraine</td><td>[[Hostmaster LTD]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.ug]]</td><td>Uganda</td><td>[[~~I3C: Infinity Computers & Communications Company~~]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.ug]]</td><td>Uganda</td><td>[[Charles Musisi]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.uk]]</td><td>United Kingdom</td><td>[[Nominet]]</td><td>UK service address required</td>

<tr><td>[[.um]]</td><td>United States Minor Outlying Islands</td><td>Unassigned</td><td>Currently not in root zone</td>

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<tr><td>[[.vg]]</td><td>British Virgin Islands</td><td>[[Pinebrook Developments Ltd.]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.vi]]</td><td>US Virgin Islands</td><td>[[NIC.vi]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.vn]]</td><td>Vietnam</td><td>[[~~Ministry of Information and Communications of Socialist Republic of Viet Nam~~]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.vn]]</td><td>Vietnam</td><td>[[VNNIC]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.vu]]</td><td>Vanuatu</td><td>[[Telecom Vanuatu Ltd.]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.wf]]</td><td>Wallis and Futuna</td><td>[[AFNIC]]</td><td></td>

<tr><td>[[.ws]]</td><td>Samoa</td><td>[[Government of Samoa Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.yt]]</td><td>Mayote</td><td>[[AFNIC]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.za]]</td><td>South Africa</td><td>[[ZADNA]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.zm]]</td><td>Zambia</td><td>[[ZAMNET]]</td><td></td>

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<tr><td>[[.zw]]</td><td>Zimbabwe</td><td>[[ZISPA]]</td><td></td>

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