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    Country-code top-level domainsDNSSEC

    Overview

    .li is the country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Liechtenstein. Introduced on 26 February 1993, it is administered and sponsored by institutions in Liechtenstein and operated in association with SWITCH. Registrations are made directly at the second level. DNSSEC is enabled for the zone.

    History

    • Introduced / implemented: 26 February 1993.
    • Registry/operator: SWITCH (SWITCH Teleinformatics Services / Swiss Education & Research Network) has managed .li registrations; the domain is sponsored/administrated by the University of Liechtenstein (Vaduz).
    • In February 2013, SWITCH discontinued its direct .li registration service for private customers and delegated registration and administration to a number of recognized partner firms.
    • Registered domains: 70,587 (data reported as of 2022-12-15).

    Usage and Audience

    • Primary use: entities connected with Liechtenstein and local organizations.
    • Other uses:
      • Websites related to lithium (chemical symbol Li) occasionally use .li.
      • Domain hacks: organizations on Long Island ("LI") and other creative domain-name uses.
      • Swiss companies sometimes register .li domains because the suffix -li is a Swiss German diminutive ending.
      • Russian-language sites sometimes use .li because "-li" is a past-tense plural verbal ending, creating memorable names.
      • Individuals with the surname Li (romanized Chinese surname) may register .li for personal use.

    Registration Rules

    • Restrictions: None (open registrations).
    • Structure: registrations are made directly at the second level.
    • Internationalized domain names (IDNs) have been accepted since March 2004.
    • Short names: domain names under 3 characters are reserved for the state and its institutions.

    SEO and Brand Impact

    • The TLD is commonly used for local branding in Liechtenstein and for vanity/domain-hack purposes (Long Island, lithium, linguistic uses), making it popular for memorable or localized names.

    Notable Cases or Examples

    • Long Island organizations adopting .li as a domain hack.
    • Swiss businesses registering .li as an alternative due to the Swiss German diminutive "-li".
    • Russian-oriented sites using .li for linguistic/grammatical branding.
    • Personal domains by people with the surname Li.

    Operator

    SWITCH The Swiss Education & Research Network

    Whois

    % IANA WHOIS server
% for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org
% This query returned 1 object

domain:       LI

organisation: SWITCH The Swiss Education & Research Network
address:      Werdstrasse 2
address:      Zurich CH-8021
address:      Switzerland

contact:      administrative
name:         SWITCH TLD Administration
organisation: SWITCH The Swiss Education & Research Network
address:      Werdstrasse 2
address:      Zurich CH-8021
address:      Switzerland
phone:        +41 44 268 15 40
fax-no:       +41 44 268 15 78
e-mail:       tld-admin@switch.ch

contact:      technical
name:         DNS Operations
organisation: SWITCH The Swiss Education & Research Network
address:      Werdstrasse 2
address:      Zurich CH-8021
address:      Switzerland
phone:        +41 44 268 15 40
fax-no:       +41 44 268 15 78
e-mail:       dns-operation@switch.ch

nserver:      A.NIC.LI 130.59.31.42 2001:620:0:ff:0:0:0:57
nserver:      B.NIC.LI 130.59.31.44 2001:620:0:ff:0:0:0:59
nserver:      D.NIC.LI 194.0.25.40 2001:678:20:0:0:0:0:40
nserver:      E.NIC.LI 194.0.17.1 2001:678:3:0:0:0:0:1
nserver:      F.NIC.LI 194.146.106.14 2001:67c:1010:3:0:0:0:53
ds-rdata:     15542 13 2 5af55286d332a52d71be8c3fbe2ec264db3704be6bc22b84e2b2d47b53956d88

whois:        whois.nic.li

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: https://www.nic.li

created:      1993-02-26
changed:      2024-11-21
source:       IANA

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