.cd

Infobox Top level domain
name=.cd
background=#CCF


introduced=1997
type=Country code top-level domain
status=Active
registry=NIC Congo
sponsor=Interpoint SARL
intendeduse=Entities connected with the Democratic Republic of the Congo
actualuse=Not that popular, but used for a miscellany of sites, some related to the Congo and some about music CDs
restrictions=None
structure=Registrations permitted at second level
document=
disputepolicy=UDRP
website= [http://www.nic.cd/ Nic.cd] |

.cd is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was created in 1997 as a replacement for the .zr (Zaire) ccTLD, which was phased out and eventually deleted in 2001.

Except for reserved names like .com.cd, .net.cd, .org.cd and others, any person in the world can register a .cd domain for a fee. The ccTLD is popular (and thus economically valuable) due to it being an abbreviation for compact disc (other similar ccTLDs are .fm, .am, .tv, .ws, .dj and .mu). Such unconventional usage of TLDs in domain names are known as domain hacks.

External links

* [http://www.iana.org/root-whois/cd.htm IANA whois information for .cd]
* [http://www.nic.cd Official home page of Congo Internet Management]