Introduction to Internet Domains - Countries & Codes

Don't you ever wonder where a certain computer host is located, when you are surfing through the web? I mean: If you see a certain URL, don't you ever wonder in which country the computer you are using at that moment - the host - is located? On this page you can find a list of countries with their 2 and 3 character country codes. The Internet Domain Names are are based on the 2 character country codes. There are a few exceptions though, which I will mention later on....

Here is an example: If you see this address:

http://www.euronet.nl/~petertr/

or something like this: pajtroon@dds.nl

you are able to know that both adresses are located in the Netherlands, since .nl stands for The Netherlands.

This is the syntax for an email adress:

user@hostname.domain

This is the syntax for a HTTP URL:

http://servername.hostname.domain/~username

For most internet adresses this is the syntax:

servername.hostname.domain

Most domain names are equal to the country codes. There are a few exceptions, which I will mention here:

There are 4 domain names for United States:

.com Commercial (For companies)

.edu Educationally (Used by schools, universities etc.)

.gov Government

.mil U.S. Military
There are domain names not associated with any country:

.int International Organisation

.net Networking Organisaton

.org Non-Profit Organisation
Not every .com host is located inside the USA.
The 2 character country code for the United States is US.
Some computer hosts are from the domain .us
Nowadays some countries sell their domains to companies so that sites can have nice names.
Exaples of these countries are:

.as American Samoa

.at Austria

.be Belgium

.fm Micronesia

.in India

.it Italy

.nu Niue

.to Tonga

.tv Tuvalu

A result of this is that URL's (Uniform Resource Locations) can be created, like:
http://born.as/
http://surf.at/
http://come.to/
http://scroll.to/
http://surf.to/
http://suriname.nu, since nu is the dutch word for now.
Some discussions about new Top Level domains have started in the year 2000:

.eu European Community

.shop Shop: Another extension for dot com??

.web Web

.fam Family

.kids For Kids

.xxx No need to say more...

It's the question if al these requests will be honoured. For .eu the problem is for instance, that the European Community is just a club of countries and not one country recognized by the United Nations. For the other top level domains only can be said that the discussions are not over yet. The .shop has abig chance that it will be accepted as a new top level domain by the ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.

Since 2001 these top level domains are in preparation by the ICANN:

.aero	Air-transport industry
.biz	Businesses, kinda like .com but with more strict rules
.coop	Cooperatives
.info	Information, Unrestricted use
.museum	For Museums
.name	Name: for registration by individuals, e.g. johnson.name.
.pro	For accountants, lawyers, and physicians

For more information I refer to the top-level domain page by ICANN.

On this page you can find which code belongs to which country. If you want to know which country is associated with which code you go to this page.

Click here for the index of these pages.

Countries with their Country Codes:

Afghanistan AF AFG

Albania AL ALB

Algeria DZ DZA

American Samoa AS ASM

Andorra AD AND

Angola AO AGO

Anguilla AI AIA

Antarctica AQ ATA

Antigua And Barbuda AG ATG

Argentina AR ARG

Armenia AM -

Aruba AW ABW

Australia AU AUS

Austria AT AUT

Azerbaijan AZ -

Bahamas BS BHS

Bahrain BH BHR

Bangladesh BD BGD

Barbados BB BRB

Belgium BE BEL

Belize BZ BLZ

Benin BJ BEN

Bermuda BM BMU

Bhutan BT BTN

Bolivia BO BOL

Bosnia-Hertsegovina BA -

Botswana BW BWA

Bouvet Island BV BVT

Brazil BR BRA

British Indian Ocean Territory IO IOT

Brunei Darussalam BN BRN

Bulgaria BG BGR

Burkina Faso BF BFA

Burundi BI BDI

Byelorussian SSR BY BYS

Cambodia KH KHM

Cameroon CM CMR

Canada CA CAN

Cape Verde CV CPV

Cayman Islands KY CYM

Central African Republic CF CAF

Chad TD TCD

Chile CL CHL

China CN CHN

Christmas Island CX CXR

Cocos (Keeling) Islands CC CCK

Colombia CO COL

Comoros KM COM

Congo CG COG

Cook Islands CK COK

Costa Rica CR CRI

Cote D'Ivoire CI CIV

CROATIA HR -

Cuba CU CUB

Cyprus CY CYP

Czech Republic CZ -

Czecho-Slovakia CS CSK

Denmark DK DNK

Djibouti DJ DJI

Dominica DM DMA

Dominican Republic DO DOM

East Timor TP TMP

Ecuador EC ECU

Egypt EG EGY

El Salvador SV SLV

Equatorial Guinea GQ GNQ

Eritrea ER -

Estonia EE -

Ethiopia ET ETH

Falkland Islands (Malvinas) FK FLK

Faroe Islands FO FRO

Fiji FJ FJI

Finland FI FIN

France FR FRA

French Guiana GF GUF

French Polynesia PF PYF

French Southern Territories TF ATF

Gabon GA GAB

Gambia GM GMB

Georgia GE -

Germany DE DEU

Ghana GH GHA

Gibraltar GI GIB

Great Britain GB -

Greece GR GRC

Greenland GL GRL

Grenada GD GRD

Guadeloupe GP GLP

Guam GU GUM

Guatemala GT GTM

Guinea GN GIN

Guinea-Bissau GW GNB

Guyana GY GUY

Haiti HT HTI

Heard and Mc Donald Islands HM HMD

Honduras HN HND

Hong Kong HK HKG

Hungary HU HUN

Iceland IS ISL

India IN IND

Indonesia ID IDN

Iran (Islamic Republic of) IR IRN

Iraq IQ IRQ

Ireland IE IRL

Israel IL ISR

Italy IT ITA

Jamaica JM JAM

Japan JP JPN

Jordan JO JOR

Kazachstan KZ -

Kenya KE KEN

Kiribati KI KIR

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of KP PRK

Korea, Republic of KR KOR

Kuwait KW KWT

Kyrgyz Republic KG -

Lao People's Democratic Republic LA LAO

Latvia LV -

Lebanon LB LBN

Lesotho LS LSO

Liberia LR LBR

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya LY LBY

Liechtenstein LI LIE

Luxembourg LU LUX

Lithuania LT -

Macau MO MAC

Madagascar MG MDG

Malawi MW MWI

Malaysia MY MYS

Maldives MV MDV

Mali ML MLI

Malta MT MLT

Marshall Islands MH MHL

Martinique MQ MTQ

Mauritania MR MRT

Mauritius MU MUS

Mayotte YT -

Mexico MX MEX

Micronesia FM FSM

Moldova MD -

Monaco MC MCO

Mongolia MN MNG

Montserrat MS MSR

Morocco MA MAR

Mozambique MZ MOZ

Myanmar MM MMR

Namibia NA NAM

Nauru NR NRU

Nepal NP NPL

Netherlands NL NLD

Netherlands Antilles AN ANT

Neutral Zone NT NTZ

New Caledonia NC NCL

New Zealand NZ NZL

Nicaragua NI NIC

Niger NE NER

Nigeria NG NGA

Niue NU NIU

Norfolk Island NF NFK

Northern Mariana Islands MP MNP

Norway NO NOR

Oman OM OMN

Pakistan PK PAK

Palau PW PLW

Panama PA PAN

Papua New Guinea PG PNG

Paraguay PY PRY

Peru PE PER

Philippines PH PHL

Pitcairn PN PCN

Poland PL POL

Portugal PT PRT

Puerto Rico PR PRI

Qatar QA QAT

Reunion RE REU

Romania RO ROM

Russian Federation RU -

Rwanda RW RWA

St. Helena SH SHN

Saint Kitts and Nevis KN KNA

Saint Lucia LC LCA

St. Pierre and Miquelon PM SPM

Saint Vincent and The Grenadines VC VCT

Samoa WS WSM

San Marino SM SMR

Sao Tome and Principe ST STP

Saudi Arabia SA SAU

Senegal SN SEN

Seychelles SC SYC

Sierra Leone SL SLE

Singapore SG SGP

Slovakia SK -

Solomon Islands SB SLB

Somalia SO SOM

South Africa ZA ZAF

Spain ES ESP

Sri Lanka LK LKA

Sudan SD SDN

Suriname SR SUR, SME

Svalbard And Jan Mayen Islands SJ SJM

Swaziland SZ SWZ

Sweden SE SWE

Switzerland CH CHE

Syrian Arab Republic SY SYR

Tadjikistan TJ -

Taiwan TW TWN

Tanzania, United Republic of TZ TZA

Thailand TH THA

Togo TG TGO

Tokelau TK TKL

Tonga TO TON

Trinidad and Tobago TT TTO

Tunisia TN TUN

Turkey TR TUR

Turkmenistan TM -

Turks and Caicos Islands TC TCA

Tuvalu TV TUV

Uganda UG UGA

Ukrainian SSR UA UKR

United Arab Emirates AE ARE

United Kingdom GB GBR

United States of America US USA

United States Minor Outlying Islands UM UMI

Uruguay UY URY

USSR (Former Soviet Union) SU SUN

Uzbekistan UZ -

Vanuatu VU VUT

Vatican City State (Holy See) VA VAT

Venezuela VE VEN

Vietnam VN VNM

Virgin Islands (British) VG VGB

Virgin Islands (US) VI VIR

Wallis and Futuna Islands WF WLF

Western Sahara EH ESH

Yemen, Republic of YE YEM

Yugoslavia YU YUG

Zaire ZR ZAR

Zambia ZM ZMB

Zimbabwe ZW ZWE

If you feel that the information on this page not is complete or correct, please feel free to send your comments to pajtroon@dds.nl.

.com	Commercial (For companies)
.edu	Educationally (Used by schools, universities etc.)
.gov	Government
.mil	U.S. Military

.int	International Organisation
.net	Networking Organisaton
.org	Non-Profit Organisation

.as	American Samoa
.at	Austria
.be	Belgium
.fm	Micronesia
.in	India
.it	Italy
.nu	Niue
.to	Tonga
.tv	Tuvalu

.eu	European Community
.shop	Shop: Another extension for dot com??
.web	Web
.fam	Family
.kids	For Kids
.xxx	No need to say more...

Afghanistan	AF	AFG
Albania	AL	ALB
Algeria	DZ	DZA
American Samoa	AS	ASM
Andorra	AD	AND
Angola	AO	AGO
Anguilla	AI	AIA
Antarctica	AQ	ATA
Antigua And Barbuda	AG	ATG
Argentina	AR	ARG
Armenia	AM	-
Aruba	AW	ABW
Australia	AU	AUS
Austria	AT	AUT
Azerbaijan	AZ	-
Bahamas	BS	BHS
Bahrain	BH	BHR
Bangladesh	BD	BGD
Barbados	BB	BRB
Belgium	BE	BEL
Belize	BZ	BLZ
Benin	BJ	BEN
Bermuda	BM	BMU
Bhutan	BT	BTN
Bolivia	BO	BOL
Bosnia-Hertsegovina	BA	-
Botswana	BW	BWA
Bouvet Island	BV	BVT
Brazil	BR	BRA
British Indian Ocean Territory	IO	IOT
Brunei Darussalam	BN	BRN
Bulgaria	BG	BGR
Burkina Faso	BF	BFA
Burundi	BI	BDI
Byelorussian SSR	BY	BYS
Cambodia	KH	KHM
Cameroon	CM	CMR
Canada	CA	CAN
Cape Verde	CV	CPV
Cayman Islands	KY	CYM
Central African Republic	CF	CAF
Chad	TD	TCD
Chile	CL	CHL
China	CN	CHN
Christmas Island	CX	CXR
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	CC	CCK
Colombia	CO	COL
Comoros	KM	COM
Congo	CG	COG
Cook Islands	CK	COK
Costa Rica	CR	CRI
Cote D'Ivoire	CI	CIV
CROATIA	HR	-
Cuba	CU	CUB
Cyprus	CY	CYP
Czech Republic	CZ	-
Czecho-Slovakia	CS	CSK
Denmark	DK	DNK
Djibouti	DJ	DJI
Dominica	DM	DMA
Dominican Republic	DO	DOM
East Timor	TP	TMP
Ecuador	EC	ECU
Egypt	EG	EGY
El Salvador	SV	SLV
Equatorial Guinea	GQ	GNQ
Eritrea	ER	-
Estonia	EE	-
Ethiopia	ET	ETH
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	FK	FLK
Faroe Islands	FO	FRO
Fiji	FJ	FJI
Finland	FI	FIN
France	FR	FRA
French Guiana	GF	GUF
French Polynesia	PF	PYF
French Southern Territories	TF	ATF
Gabon	GA	GAB
Gambia	GM	GMB
Georgia	GE	-
Germany	DE	DEU
Ghana	GH	GHA
Gibraltar	GI	GIB
Great Britain	GB	-
Greece	GR	GRC
Greenland	GL	GRL
Grenada	GD	GRD
Guadeloupe	GP	GLP
Guam	GU	GUM
Guatemala	GT	GTM
Guinea	GN	GIN
Guinea-Bissau	GW	GNB
Guyana	GY	GUY
Haiti	HT	HTI
Heard and Mc Donald Islands	HM	HMD
Honduras	HN	HND
Hong Kong	HK	HKG
Hungary	HU	HUN
Iceland	IS	ISL
India	IN	IND
Indonesia	ID	IDN
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	IR	IRN
Iraq	IQ	IRQ
Ireland	IE	IRL
Israel	IL	ISR
Italy	IT	ITA
Jamaica	JM	JAM
Japan	JP	JPN
Jordan	JO	JOR
Kazachstan	KZ	-
Kenya	KE	KEN
Kiribati	KI	KIR
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	KP	PRK
Korea, Republic of	KR	KOR
Kuwait	KW	KWT
Kyrgyz Republic	KG	-
Lao People's Democratic Republic	LA	LAO
Latvia	LV	-
Lebanon	LB	LBN
Lesotho	LS	LSO
Liberia	LR	LBR
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	LY	LBY
Liechtenstein	LI	LIE
Luxembourg	LU	LUX
Lithuania	LT	-
Macau	MO	MAC
Madagascar	MG	MDG
Malawi	MW	MWI
Malaysia	MY	MYS
Maldives	MV	MDV
Mali	ML	MLI
Malta	MT	MLT
Marshall Islands	MH	MHL
Martinique	MQ	MTQ
Mauritania	MR	MRT
Mauritius	MU	MUS
Mayotte	YT	-
Mexico	MX	MEX
Micronesia	FM	FSM
Moldova	MD	-
Monaco	MC	MCO
Mongolia	MN	MNG
Montserrat	MS	MSR
Morocco	MA	MAR
Mozambique	MZ	MOZ
Myanmar	MM	MMR
Namibia	NA	NAM
Nauru	NR	NRU
Nepal	NP	NPL
Netherlands	NL	NLD
Netherlands Antilles	AN	ANT
Neutral Zone	NT	NTZ
New Caledonia	NC	NCL
New Zealand	NZ	NZL
Nicaragua	NI	NIC
Niger	NE	NER
Nigeria	NG	NGA
Niue	NU	NIU
Norfolk Island	NF	NFK
Northern Mariana Islands	MP	MNP
Norway	NO	NOR
Oman	OM	OMN
Pakistan	PK	PAK
Palau	PW	PLW
Panama	PA	PAN
Papua New Guinea	PG	PNG
Paraguay	PY	PRY
Peru	PE	PER
Philippines	PH	PHL
Pitcairn	PN	PCN
Poland	PL	POL
Portugal	PT	PRT
Puerto Rico	PR	PRI
Qatar	QA	QAT
Reunion	RE	REU
Romania	RO	ROM
Russian Federation	RU	-
Rwanda	RW	RWA
St. Helena	SH	SHN
Saint Kitts and Nevis	KN	KNA
Saint Lucia	LC	LCA
St. Pierre and Miquelon	PM	SPM
Saint Vincent and The Grenadines	VC	VCT
Samoa	WS	WSM
San Marino	SM	SMR
Sao Tome and Principe	ST	STP
Saudi Arabia	SA	SAU
Senegal	SN	SEN
Seychelles	SC	SYC
Sierra Leone	SL	SLE
Singapore	SG	SGP
Slovakia	SK	-
Solomon Islands	SB	SLB
Somalia	SO	SOM
South Africa	ZA	ZAF
Spain	ES	ESP
Sri Lanka	LK	LKA
Sudan	SD	SDN
Suriname	SR	SUR, SME
Svalbard And Jan Mayen Islands	SJ	SJM
Swaziland	SZ	SWZ
Sweden	SE	SWE
Switzerland	CH	CHE
Syrian Arab Republic	SY	SYR
Tadjikistan	TJ	-
Taiwan	TW	TWN
Tanzania, United Republic of	TZ	TZA
Thailand	TH	THA
Togo	TG	TGO
Tokelau	TK	TKL
Tonga	TO	TON
Trinidad and Tobago	TT	TTO
Tunisia	TN	TUN
Turkey	TR	TUR
Turkmenistan	TM	-
Turks and Caicos Islands	TC	TCA
Tuvalu	TV	TUV
Uganda	UG	UGA
Ukrainian SSR	UA	UKR
United Arab Emirates	AE	ARE
United Kingdom	GB	GBR
United States of America	US	USA
United States Minor Outlying Islands	UM	UMI
Uruguay	UY	URY
USSR (Former Soviet Union)	SU	SUN
Uzbekistan	UZ	-
Vanuatu	VU	VUT
Vatican City State (Holy See)	VA	VAT
Venezuela	VE	VEN
Vietnam	VN	VNM
Virgin Islands (British)	VG	VGB
Virgin Islands (US)	VI	VIR
Wallis and Futuna Islands	WF	WLF
Western Sahara	EH	ESH
Yemen, Republic of	YE	YEM
Yugoslavia	YU	YUG
Zaire	ZR	ZAR
Zambia	ZM	ZMB
Zimbabwe	ZW	ZWE

Introduction to Internet Domains - Countries & Codes

Countries with their Country Codes:

Note: I am NOT responsible for any harm done by reading the information on one of my pages.