.ci

Internet country-code top level domain for Côte d'Ivoire

.ci

Introduced	14 February 1995 (1995年02月14日)
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	Network Information Center - Côte d'Ivoire
Sponsor	Institut National Polytechnique Felix Houphouet Boigny
Intended use	Entities connected with Côte d'Ivoire
Actual use	Gets some use in Côte d'Ivoire
Registered domains	17,220 (December 12, 2022 (2022年12月12日))^[1]
Registration restrictions	Name must match official name of company, organization, or trademark
Structure	Registrations are made directly at the second level, or at the third level beneath some second-level labels
Documents	Charte de nommage
Registry website	nic.ci

.ci is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Côte d'Ivoire.^[2]

Domain names

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In most situations, specific registrations are done using a second level domain name. Côte d'Ivoire also makes use of a special convention with an 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 domains

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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^[3] – Governmental organizations

References

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^ "Nic.ci". Nic.ci. 2022年12月12日. Archived from the original on 2022年12月12日. Retrieved 2022年12月12日.
^ IANA .ci whois information
^ The government of Côte d'Ivoire uses https://www.gouv.ci/