.bl explained

.bl
Background:	F0FFF0
Introduced:	21 September 2007
Type:	Country code top-level domain
Status:	Unassigned
Registry:	None
Sponsor:	None
Intendeduse:	Entities connected with
Actualuse:	Not available for use
Restrictions:	Not available for registration

.bl is an Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) that was to be created for Saint Barthélemy, following the decision on 21 September 2007 by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency to allocate BL as the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for Saint Barthélemy.^[1] This decision followed Saint Barthélemy's new status as an Overseas collectivity of France which took effect on 15 July 2007.^[2] Currently Saint Barthélemy uses Guadeloupe's ccTLD, .gp,^[3] and France's ccTLD, .fr.^[3]

See also

• • Internet in France
• .eu –ccTLD for the European Union

External links

• IANA .bl whois information

Notes and References

1. ISO 3166-1 Newsletter VI-1 (21 September 2007): Assignment of code elements for Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin and update of France and other French Territories. 21 September 2007. Accessed 14 October 2007.
2. News: Cécile . Lucot . Bruno Magras Elected President of the COM . Local News from St-Barths by Cecile Lucot . 3 August 2007 . 14 October 2007 . In fact, that Sunday, 15 July, was the day that Saint Barth officially became a COM—Overseas Collectivity—with its new governing body..
3. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/saint-barthelemy/ CIA – The World Factbook – Saint Barthelemy