This article is about the country code top-level domain. For the file format see
ar (Unix).
.ar
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| Introduced |
1987 |
| TLD type |
Country code top-level domain |
| Status |
Active |
| Registry |
NIC Argentina |
| Sponsor |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina |
| Intended use |
Entities connected with Argentina |
| Actual use |
Very popular in Argentina |
| Registration restrictions |
Must have contact with address in Argentina, but registrant may be foreign; some subdomains have particular restrictions |
| Structure |
Registrations are at third level beneath second level labels |
| Documents |
Government resolution on domain registration |
| Dispute policies |
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| Website |
NIC Argentina |
.ar is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Argentina. It is administered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina.
Second Level Domains
- .com.ar (general purpose)
- .edu.ar (educational entities)
- .gob.ar (government entities, homonym for .gov.ar)[1]
- .gov.ar (government entities)
- .int.ar (international organizations)
- .mil.ar (military forces)
- .net.ar (locally based ISPs)
- .org.ar (non-profit organizations)
- .tur.ar (officially registered tourism agencies)
Special characters
In November 2008, a resolution approved the use of special characters in domain names, including ñ, á, é, í ó, ú, ä, ë, ï, ö, and ü. The .gob.ar domain was also approved for government entities (.gob stands for "gobierno", government in Spanish).[2]
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