A GeoTLD (geographic TLD) is a generic top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet using the name of or invoking an association with a geographical, geopolitical, ethnic, linguistic or cultural community.
Only two examples of geographic TLDs exist in the domains asia (for Asia) and cat, which is a sponsored top-level domain intended to be used to highlight the Catalan language and culture.
Examples of proposed top-level domains in this category are:
- бг (Bulgaria)
- αθήνα (Athens)
- berlin for the city of Berlin, Germany
- bcn (city of Barcelona)
- bzh (Breton community) pointBZH
- gal (es) PuntoGal
- lat (Latin America)
- 中国 (China)
- cym (Welsh community)
- sco (Scots community)
- рф (Russian Federation)
- 上海 (Shanghai)
- تونس (Tunis)
See also
External links
- Contribution about GeoTLD at the United Nations Internet Governance Forum IGF in Athens 2006
- Article about GeoTLDs by former German Governmental Advisory Committee GAC member at ICANN Michael Leibrandt
- Workshop on GeoTLDs at ICANN Meeting in San Juan June 2007
- ICANN Public Participation Website
- ICANN IDN wiki
- CityTLD literature
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