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    Country-code top-level domains

    Overview

    .gt is the country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) assigned to Guatemala. Managed by the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala (UVG), .gt is used by entities connected with Guatemala and supports registrations directly at the second level as well as at designated third-level labels.

    History

    • Introduced/implemented: 14 August 1992.
    • Registry and sponsor: Universidad del Valle de Guatemala (UVG).
    • Status: Active ccTLD for Guatemala.
    • Dispute policy: UDRP is used for dispute resolution.
    • Registered domains: 23,327 (data reported as of 2022-12-16).

    Usage and Audience

    • Primary audience: Guatemalan organizations, businesses, government bodies, educational institutions, and individuals.
    • Common uses:
      • National presence for Guatemalan companies and services.
      • Sector-specific third-level registrations (e.g., education, government, military).
    • Actual use: Popular within Guatemala.

    Registration Rules

    • Registration levels:
      • Registrations are available directly at the second level (example.gt) and at third level beneath designated second-level labels (example.com.gt).
    • Second-level labels and typical purposes:
      • .com.gt — Commercial entities (open)
      • .edu.gt — Educational institutions (restricted/closed)
      • .net.gt — Networks (open)
      • .gob.gt — Governmental entities (closed) [listed as .gob.gt in some sources; ICANNWiki references .gov.gt]
      • .org.gt — Organizations (open)
      • .mil.gt — Military entities (closed)
      • .ind.gt — Individuals (open)
    • Open vs closed subdomains:
      • Open: .com.gt, .org.gt, .net.gt, .ind.gt (available for general registration).
      • Closed/restricted: .edu.gt, .gob/.gov.gt, .mil.gt — applicants must prove affiliation; typically one closed domain delegated free per qualifying institution.
    • Syntax and character rules:
      • Minimum length: 1 element (not including subdomains).
      • Maximum length: 63 characters in punycode (per label, not including subdomains).
      • Allowed characters: letters a–z, digits 0–9, hyphen (-), and specified international characters (á, é, í, ó, ú, ü, ñ).
      • Domain names cannot begin or end with a hyphen.
      • Domain names cannot begin with "xn--".
      • Domain names cannot have hyphens in the 3rd and 4th positions.
      • Domain names are not case-sensitive.

    Additional Notes

    • Official registry website: www.gt (managed by UVG).

    Operator

    Universidad del Valle de Guatemala

    Whois

    % IANA WHOIS server
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% This query returned 1 object

domain:       GT

organisation: Universidad del Valle de Guatemala
address:      18 Avenida 11-95,
address:      zona 15 VH III
address:      Guatemala City 01015
address:      Guatemala

contact:      administrative
name:         Luis Roberto Furlan Collver, Administrator ccTLD .GT
organisation: Universidad del Valle de Guatemala
address:      18 Avenida 11-95,
address:      zona 15 VH III
address:      Guatemala City 01015
address:      Guatemala
phone:        +502 2368 8566
fax-no:       +502 2369 3452
e-mail:       furlan@uvg.edu.gt

contact:      technical
name:         Esteban Maldonado
organisation: Universidad del Valle de Guatemala
address:      18 Avenida 11-95,
address:      zona 15 VH III
address:      Guatemala City 01015
address:      Guatemala
phone:        +502 2368 8565
e-mail:       devops@cctld.gt

nserver:      A.LACTLD.ORG 200.0.68.10 2801:14:a000:0:0:0:0:10
nserver:      GT-E.NS.NIC.CZ 185.43.134.14 2001:148f:fffd:0:0:0:0:14
nserver:      GT.ANYCASTDNS.CZ 185.28.194.194 185.38.108.108 2a00:fea0:dead:0:0:0:0:beef
nserver:      NS.DNS.BR 200.160.0.5 2001:12ff:0:a20:0:0:0:5
nserver:      PCH.GT 2001:500:14:6095:ad:0:0:1 204.61.216.95
nserver:      SSDNS-TLD.NIC.CL 200.7.5.14 2001:1398:276:0:200:7:5:14

whois:        

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://www.gt

created:      1992-08-14
changed:      2024-01-16
source:       IANA

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