.gn

Overview

• .gn is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) assigned to Guinea.
• It is intended for entities connected with Guinea and is used primarily within the country.
• Registrations are made at the third level beneath designated second-level categories (for example, example.com.gn).

History

• Introduced/implemented on 9 August 1994.
• Status: Active.
• Registry / operators listed in sources:
  • Agence Nationale de Digitalisation de l’Etat (listed as registry in IANA/Wikipedia infobox).
  • Centre National des Sciences Halieutiques de Boussoura (listed as sponsor/manager in Wikipedia and as registry on ICANNWiki).
• Official domain information and registration forms are available via the national site: https://ande.gov.gn/dns-gn/

Usage and Audience

• Intended audience: organizations, government, educational institutions and networks connected with Guinea.
• General use: gets some use within Guinea for local entities and infrastructure.
• Common second-level categories and their intended purposes:
  • .com.gn — commercial organizations
  • .org.gn — non-commercial / nonprofit organizations
  • .gov.gn — government entities
  • .edu.gn — academic institutions (schools offering four-year degrees noted in rules)
  • .net.gn — network infrastructure (e.g., routers)

Registration Rules

• Registrations require a real presence in Guinea and a demonstrable intention to use the domain name regularly on the Internet.
• The registrant and administrative contact must be located in Guinea.
• Applicants must certify that the requested name does not infringe existing trademarks or other rights to their knowledge.
• Technical requirement: at least two name servers must be on different networks.
• Names are registered at the third level beneath the specified second-level categories (e.g., name.com.gn).
• Registration and request forms are published by the national authority: https://ande.gov.gn/dns-gn/

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domain:       GN

organisation: Centre National des Sciences Halieutiques de Boussoura
address:      BP 1984
address:      Conakry
address:      Guinea

contact:      administrative
name:         Boubacar 55 Barry
organisation: Association en charge pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération de la République de Guinée 'NIC.GN'
address:      B.P 6505, Ratoma Centre, Commune de Ratoma
address:      Conakry
address:      Guinea
phone:        +224 628 592 833
e-mail:       president@nic.org.gn

contact:      technical
name:         Abdoul Khader Gakou
organisation: Agence Nationale de Digitalisation de l’Etat (ANDE)
address:      BP 5000, Kipé 'Immeuble Pacific,' Commune of Ratoma
address:      Conakry
address:      Guinea
phone:        +224 622 298 656
e-mail:       abdoulkhader.gakou@ande.gov.gn

nserver:      FORK.STH.DNSNODE.NET 2a01:3f0:0:306:0:0:0:53 77.72.229.254
nserver:      NS-GN.AFRINIC.NET 196.216.168.49 2001:43f8:120:0:0:0:0:49
nserver:      NS-PCH.GN 2001:500:14:6147:ad:0:0:1 204.61.216.147
nserver:      NS1.GN 41.77.190.237
ds-rdata:     9311 8 2 e471b517052703360ca1c48be047e7c4316f507a07213ab25eceb6a63bc64c09

whois:        whois.ande.gov.gn

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: https://ande.gov.gn/dns-gn/

created:      1994-08-09
changed:      2023-12-11
source:       IANA