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| headquarters = Avenue Louis Casaï, 53 1216
| headquarters = Avenue Louis Casaï, 53 1216
Cointrin, Geneva
| country = Switzerland
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| keypeople = [[Yvan Mainini]], President <br> Patrick Baumann, Secretary General
| keypeople = [[Yvan Mainini]], President <br> Patrick Baumann, Secretary General
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The '''International Basketball Association (FIBA)''' formerly known as ''Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur''' is an independent association responsible in defining the rules of basketball and it governs the international basketball competition. It is composed of 213 national basketball federations worldwide and its headquarters is located in Geneva, Switzerland. <ref>[http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/quicFact/p/openNodeIDs/962/selNodeID/962/quicFacts.html About FIBA]</ref>
==New gTLD Application==
In April 25, 2012, FIBA confirmed its application for the [[.basketball]] generic top level domain name ([[gTLD]]) to [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. Its main objective is to protect the sport, its stakeholders and its approximately 450 million players and fans worldwide. The association partnered with [[ROAR Domains LLC]] and [[Top Level Domains Holding Ltd.]] to prepare its application with ICANN while [[Minds + Machines]] will provide its back-end registry solutions. <ref>[http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/inte/p/newsid/51390/arti.html PR N°7 - FIBA files application for .BASKETBALL Generic Top-Level Domain]</ref>
==Activities==
The main activities of FIBA include: <ref>[http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/quicFact/p/openNodeIDs/962/selNodeID/962/quicFacts.html What We Do]</ref>
* Establish the official basketball rules, specifications of equipment and facilities. including the
internal executive regulations for all international and Olympic competitions
* Responsible in controlling, governing and appointing international referees
* Regulates the transfer of players from one country to another
* Controls and governs all international competitions