Brief description of zones for gTLD and ccTLD domain names

COM stands for commercial. Generic top-level domain for businesses. Introduced in 1985. Now used without limitations. The allowed number of characters in a name: from 3 to 63. By the beginning of 2010 this TLD contains more than 86 mln. names.

NET stands for network. Generic top-level domain for network . Introduced in 1985. Now used without any limitations. The allowed number of characters in a name: from 3 to 63. By the beginning of 2010 this TLD has more than 12 mln. names.

ORG stands for organizations. One of the first top-level domains. Introduced in 1985. Initially intended for the organizations. Now used without any limitations. The allowed number of characters in a name: from 3 to 63. By the beginning of 2010 this TLD has more than 8 mln. names.

BIZ  stands for business, generic top-level domain for businesses. Domain was created in 2001 to solve the problem of domains deficit occurred as a result of excessive abundance of COM, NET and ORG TLDs. The allowed number of characters in a name: from 3 to 63.

INFO stands for information. Generic top-level domain for information-oriented websites. Introduced in 2001. Now used without any limitations. The allowed number of characters in a name: from 3 to 63. By the beginning of 2010 this TLD has more than 5 mln. names.

NAME — Generic top-level domain for personal websites. Introduced in 2001. The allowed number of characters in a name: from 3 to 63.

ME — national top-level domain for Montenegro. Introduced in 2007. Pro-actively used for personal project of any subject.

TEL domain is the first unhosted second level domain. All data are stored on DNS servers. Public registration is available since 2009. The allowed number of characters in a name: from 3 to 63. By the beginning of 2010 this TLD has more than 200 mln. names. More.

ASIA — generic top-level domain intended for Internet companies and organizations of the Asian region. Registration is only available for residents of Asian countries. The allowed number of characters in a name: from 3 to 63.

MOBI  is a general top-level domain used for websites adapted for mobile phones (phones, smart-phones, etc.). Introduced in 2006. The allowed number of characters in a name: from 3 to 63.

TV  is a country-code top-level domain for Tuvalu (Pacific country in Polynesia). Introduced in 1996. Now used without any limitations. Whereas TV is a generally accepted abbreviation for "television", this domain enjoys great popularity among companies associated with television. The allowed number of characters in a name: from 3 to 63.

US  is a country-code top-level domain for USA. Introduced in 1985. The allowed number of characters in a name: from 3 to 63.

IN — national top-level domain for India. Introduced in 1992. Public registration is available since 2005. The allowed number of characters in a name: from 3 to 63.

CC — national top-level domain for Cocos islands. Introduced in 1997. Available to anyone in the world to register. The allowed number of characters in a name: from 3 to 63.

WS is a country-code top-level domain for Western Samoa, a small island in Polynesia. Introduced in 1995. Thanks to Global Domains International company, since 2000 .ws domain has become one of the most popular gTLDs. WS TLD perfectly suits for any entities irrespective of their business area. Many companies choose .ws domain name for its attractive abbreviation that may well stand for Website. The allowed number of characters in a name: from 4 to 63.

BZ — country-code top-level domain for Belize located in the Central America. Thanks to efforts of the University Management LTD company (UMLTD) from 2000 .bz domain names are marketed as domain names for business. The allowed number of characters in a name: from 3 to 63.

MN — country-code top-level domain for Mongolia. Available to anyone in the world to register. The allowed number of characters in a name: from 3 to 63.

KZ — country-code top-level domain for Kazakhstan. Introduced in 1994. The allowed number of characters in a name: from 2 to 63.