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    Country-code top-level domains

    Overview

    .pa is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) assigned to Panama. It was first registered on 25 May 1994 and is administered by NIC Panamá, which is operated by the Universidad Tecnologica de Panama. Registrations are available at the second level and at specific third-level labels beneath designated second-level domains.

    History

    • Introduced/implemented: 25 May 1994.
    • Registry/administrator: NIC Panamá, run by the Universidad Tecnologica de Panama.
    • Sponsors: PANNET and Universidad Tecnologica de Panama.
    • Dispute policy: Uses the UDRP for dispute resolution.
    • Delegation and WHOIS information listed by IANA.

    Usage and Audience

    • Primary audience: Entities connected with Panama — businesses, government agencies, educational and research institutions, non-profits, and individuals based in or associated with Panama.
    • Popularity: Described as fairly popular within Panama.
    • Occasional alternative uses: Used occasionally to represent the postal-code abbreviation "PA" (for example, Pennsylvania in the U.S. or the Brazilian state of Pará), though that usage has not become widespread. Technically, Pennsylvania uses the .pa.us locality under the .us namespace.

    Registration Rules

    • Structure:
      • Registrations are available directly at the second level (example.pa) and at the third level beneath designated second-level labels (example.com.pa, example.edu.pa, etc.).
      • When registering a second-level .pa domain, the registry currently requires the registrant to also register the same name under a third-level domain (per registry terms).
    • Designated second-level domains and intended uses include:
      • com.pa — Commercial entities
      • ac.pa — Institutions of higher education or research
      • edu.pa — Educational institutions/organizations and educational projects
      • net.pa — Internet service providers
      • org.pa — Non-profit institutions or entities
      • gob.pa — Panamanian government agencies or institutions
      • sld.pa — Health institutions or agencies
      • nom.pa — Natural persons
      • abo.pa — Legal professionals (lawyers)
      • ing.pa — Engineering professionals
      • med.pa — Medical doctors
    • Restrictions and reserved terms:
      • A list of reserved terms may not be registered; this includes (but is not limited to) other generic and country-code TLDs, country names, governmental entities, and DNS-related terminology.
    • Technical/hosting requirements:
      • In general, the server a .pa domain points to can be located in any country.
      • Exception: .gob.pa domains (government) should point to a server physically located in Panama.
    • Eligibility and verification:
      • .pa domains are intended for entities associated with Panama; registrars or the registry may require proof of a connection to Panama.
    • Registry availability note:
      • As of October 2024, the official registry website (nic.pa) was reported as not loading (per an ICANNWiki note).

    Notable Cases or Examples

    • Government use: .gob.pa is reserved for Panamanian government agencies and institutions and has specific hosting location requirements.
    • Regional abbreviation use: Because "PA" corresponds to other regional abbreviations (Pennsylvania, Pará), .pa has been used occasionally in those contexts, though it remains primarily a Panamanian ccTLD.

    Operator

    Universidad Tecnologica de Panama

    Whois

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

domain:       PA

organisation: Universidad Tecnologica de Panama
address:      Panamanian Academic National Network
address:      Campus Victor Levi S.
address:      Avenida Universidad Tecnologica de Panama, PANNet
address:      Panama 0819-07289
address:      Panama

contact:      administrative
name:         Jenifer Lopez
organisation: Universidad Tecnologica de Panama
address:      Panamanian Academic National Network
address:      Campus Victor Levi S.
address:      Avenida Universidad Tecnologica de Panama, PANNet
address:      Panama 0819-07289
address:      Panama
phone:        +507 560 3401
fax-no:       +507 560 3148
e-mail:       jenifer.lopez@utp.ac.pa

contact:      technical
name:         Francela Ching
organisation: Universidad Tecnologica de Panama
address:      Panamanian Academic National Network
address:      Campus Victor Levi S.
address:      Avenida Universidad Tecnologica de Panama, PANNet
address:      Panama 0819-07289
address:      Panama
phone:        +507 560 3506
fax-no:       +507 560 3148
e-mail:       francela.ching@utp.ac.pa

nserver:      A.LACTLD.ORG 200.0.68.10 2801:14:a000:0:0:0:0:10
nserver:      DNS-EXT.NIC.CR 200.107.82.219 2001:13c7:7004:110:0:0:0:219
nserver:      NS.DNS.BR 200.160.0.5 2001:12ff:0:a20:0:0:0:5
nserver:      NS.NIC.PA 168.77.9.6
nserver:      NS1.ANYCASTDNS.CZ 185.38.108.108 2a00:fea0:dead:0:0:0:0:beef
nserver:      NS1.NIC.PA 168.77.9.7
nserver:      NS2.ANYCASTDNS.CZ 185.28.194.194
nserver:      NS2.NIC.PA 168.77.9.8
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.nic.pa/

created:      1994-05-25
changed:      2024-11-25
source:       IANA

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