The top level domains

The top-level domains are classified under two categories :

the generic domains :

.biz = businesses
.com = trading organizations
.info = information sites or services
.museum = museums
.name = individuals
.net = network services
.gov = governments
.edu = educational institutions
.mil = military
.int = organizations established by international treaties between governments
.org = other organizations

the country code domains :

The codes used by IANA are the two-letter codes belonging to the ISO 3166-1. This list includes the one of the WIPO Standard ST-3. (Please refer to our page "The industrial property in the world" for the details in connection with the corresponding domain names). It is completed by the following geographical entities :

.ac = Ascension Island
.aq = Antartica
.as = American Samoa
.cc = Cocos (Keeling) Islands
.cx = Christmas Island
.fm = Micronesia, Federal State of
.gf = French Guiana
.gg = Guernsey
.gp = Guadeloupe
.gu = Guam
.hm = Heard and McDonald Islands
.im = Isle of Man
.io = British Indian Ocean Territory
.je = Jersey
.mh = Marshall Islands
.mq = Martinique
.nc = New Caledonia
.nf = Norfolk Island
.nu = Niue
.pf = French Polynesia
.pm = St. Pierre and Miquelon
.pn = Pitcairn Island
.pr = Puerto Rico
.ps = Palestinian Territories
.re = Reunion Island
.sj = Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
.tf = French Southern Territories
.tk = Tokelau
.um = US Minor Outlying Islands
.vi = Virgin Islands (USA)
.wf = Wallis and Futuna Islands
.yt = Mayotte