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In today's article we are going to talk about .ar, a topic that has undoubtedly captured the attention and interest of many in recent times. Whether due to its relevance in today's society, its impact on various aspects of daily life or simply because of its intrigue and mystery, .ar has become a meeting point for debate, reflection and research. Throughout this article we will further explore the different facets and dimensions of .ar, with the aim of providing our readers with a more complete and broader vision of this fascinating topic.
Introduced | 23 September 1987 |
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TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
Status | Active |
Registry | NIC Argentina |
Sponsor | Government of Argentina (SLyTP) |
Intended use | Entities connected with Argentina |
Actual use | Very popular in Argentina |
Registered domains | 670,633 (November 2022) |
Registration restrictions | Must have contact with address in Argentina, but registrant may be foreign; some subdomains have particular restrictions |
Structure | Registrations are at third level beneath second level labels |
Documents | Government resolution on domain registration |
Registry website | https://nic.ar/ |
.ar is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Argentina. It is administered by NIC Argentina. Registering an .ar domain (like website.ar) directly is allowed as of 2020. Previously, only 9 of the second-level domains listed below were open for registration, and a local presence in Argentina was required. Recently[when?] the extension has become synonymous with Augmented Reality and is being by many prominent AR and XR startups.
As of January 2017 there are currently 12 second-level domains.
In November 2008, a resolution approved the use of special characters in domain names, including ñ, ç, á, é, í ó, ú, ä, ë, ï, ö, and ü. The .gob.ar domain was also approved for government entities (.gob stands for "gobierno", government in Spanish).