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    Generic top-level domainsIDNDNSSEC

    Overview

    .country is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) string submitted under ICANN's New gTLD Program. The string uses the common English word country and was proposed as a new gTLD. According to ICANNWiki the string is categorized among Culture new gTLDs. The application succeeded and the string was delegated to the DNS root zone on 31 March 2014.

    History

    • Proposed and applied for as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program.
    • Applicants included Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd. (TLDH) and Uniregistry.
    • April 2013: TLDH and Uniregistry announced a conditional joint venture to operate .country, with each party to hold a 50% equity stake; under the heads of terms one applicant would withdraw and the surviving application would be transferred to the joint venture.
    • Uniregistry ultimately withdrew its application, leaving Top Level Domain Holdings as the surviving applicant.
    • 19 December 2013: Top Level Domain Holdings received a Registry Agreement signed by ICANN for .country.
    • 31 March 2014: .country was delegated to the DNS root zone, completing the successful application and delegation process.

    Usage and Audience

    • ICANNWiki categorizes .country as a Culture gTLD.
    • Key parties involved were registry applicant/operator Top Level Domain Holdings and applicant Uniregistry (which later withdrew).

    Notable Cases or Examples

    • The April 2013 partnership announcement between Top Level Domain Holdings and Uniregistry was a notable example of two portfolio applicants planning a joint venture to operate a new gTLD, with conditional terms about withdrawal and transfer of the surviving application.
    • The Registry Agreement signed on 19 December 2013 between Top Level Domain Holdings and ICANN, followed by delegation to the root on 31 March 2014, are primary milestones in the .country timeline.

    Operator

    Internet Naming Co.

    Whois

    % IANA WHOIS server
% for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org
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domain:       COUNTRY

organisation: Internet Naming Co.
address:      23 Lime Tree Bay, West Bay
address:      Grand Cayman KY1-1505
address:      Cayman Islands (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         Shayan Rostam
organisation: Internet Naming Co.
address:      23 Lime Tree Bay, West Bay
address:      Grand Cayman KY1-1505
address:      Cayman Islands (the)
phone:        +1.424.888.0690
e-mail:       partners@inaming.co

contact:      technical
name:         Vice President, Engineering
organisation: Tucows.com, Co.
address:      96 Mowat Avenue
address:      Toronto ON M6K3M1
address:      Canada
phone:        +1 (416) 535-0123
e-mail:       trs-ops@tucows.com

nserver:      NS01.TRS-DNS.COM 2620:57:4001:0:0:0:0:1 64.96.1.1
nserver:      NS01.TRS-DNS.INFO 185.159.198.3 2620:10a:80ab:0:0:0:0:3
nserver:      NS01.TRS-DNS.NET 2620:57:4002:0:0:0:0:1 64.96.2.1
nserver:      NS01.TRS-DNS.ORG 185.159.197.3 2620:10a:80aa:0:0:0:0:3
ds-rdata:     28436 13 2 94dd44e372b69204cb1fe63ddd1d7a831642d96d00e9dda589ddaa02e0922cdd

whois:        whois.tucowsregistry.net

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: https://internetnaming.co

created:      2014-02-28
changed:      2025-09-08
source:       IANA

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