.ci
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.ci is the Internet
Internet
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 country code
Country code
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 top-level domain
Top-level domain
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 (ccTLD) for Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire
The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...

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Unconventional Naming

In most situation, specific registrations are done using a second level domain name. Côte d'Ivoire also makes use of a special convention with a introductory name such as chu- instead of the second level domain name.
  • Embassies: amb-name.ci
  • Hospitals: chu-name.ci
  • Tourism Offices: ot-name.ci
  • Universities: univ-name.ci
  • Companies House: cci-name.ci
  • City Halls: mairie-name.ci

Secondary Level Names

The following are the existing second level names. The registration services offer to add more if necessary.
  • .org.ci, or.ci -- International Organization
  • .com.ci, co.ci -- Commercial Organization, Business
  • .edu.ci, ed.ci, ac.ci -- Education, schools, universities, academies
  • .net.ci -- Network related businesses
  • .go.ci -- Governmental organizations
  • .asso.ci -- Associations
  • Aéroport.ci -- Airports
  • Int.ci -- International organizations
  • Presse.ci -- Press related publications


Note: the capitalization of the last 3 entries is taken from the .ci registration office site. However, the domain names appear in lowercase.

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