.bl
Encyclopedia
.bl is an assigned Internet
country code top-level domain
(ccTLD) that was to be created for Saint Barthélemy
, following the decision on 21 September 2007 by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency
to allocate BL as the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
code for Saint Barthélemy. This decision followed Saint Barthélemy's new status as an Overseas collectivity of France which took effect on 15 July 2007. Currently Saint Barthélemy uses Guadeloupe
's ccTLD, .gp
and France's ccTLD, .fr
.
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country code top-level domain
Country code top-level domain
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(ccTLD) that was to be created for Saint Barthélemy
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Barthélemy , officially the Territorial collectivity of Saint Barthélemy , is an overseas collectivity of France. Often abbreviated to Saint-Barth in French, or St. Barts in English, the indigenous people called the island Ouanalao...
, following the decision on 21 September 2007 by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency
ISO 3166
ISO 3166 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization . It defines codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, special areas of geographical interest, and their principal subdivisions . The official name of the standard is Codes for the representation...
to allocate BL as the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes are two-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest...
code for Saint Barthélemy. This decision followed Saint Barthélemy's new status as an Overseas collectivity of France which took effect on 15 July 2007. Currently Saint Barthélemy uses Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe is an archipelago located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres and a population of 400,000. It is the first overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. As with the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe...
's ccTLD, .gp
.gp
.gp is the country code top-level domain for Guadeloupe and is still in use for Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, two former parts of Guadeloupe. .gp domains can be registered at . Pricing differs for Guadeloupians and other Internet users. For a Guadeloupe individual the pricing is 30€ for one...
and France's ccTLD, .fr
.fr
.fr is the country code top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet for France. Along with .re and .tf, it is administered by AFNIC.The .fr top-level domain is divided into a number of second-level domains:...
.