GeoTLD
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Top-Level-Domain strings which are intended to be used as signification or virtual identifier of a geographical, geopolitical, ethnic, linguistic or cultural community within the Domain Name System can be called GeoTLDs. Examples:

• .αθήνα (.athens)
• .berlin
• .cat (Catalan community)
• .gal (.es) PuntoGal
• .中国 (.china)
• .cym (Welsh community)
• .sco (Scots community)
• .bzh (Breton community)
• .рф (Russian Federation)
• .上海 (.shanghai)
• تونس. (.tunis)

See also

• Internationalized domain names
• Proposed top-level domains
• Generic top-level domains

Links

• Contribution about GeoTLD at the United Nations Internet Governance Forum IGF in Athens 2006
• Article about GeoTLDs by former German Governmental Advisory Committee GAC member at ICANN Michael Leibrandt
• Workshop on GeoTLDs at ICANN Meeting in San Juan June 2007
• ICANN Public Participation Website
• ICANN IDN wiki
• CityTLD literature

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