.ci explained

.ci
Type:	Country code top-level domain
Status:	Active
Registry:	Network Information Center - Côte d'Ivoire
Sponsor:	Institut National Polytechnique Felix Houphouet Boigny
Registereddomains:	17,220
Refregistereddomains:	^[1]
Intendeduse:	Entities connected with Cote d'Ivoire
Actualuse:	Gets some use in Côte d'Ivoire
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
Document:	Charte de nommage
Website:	nic.ci

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

Domain names

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

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

External links

• .ci domain registration website

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022-12-12 . Nic.ci . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221212092901/http://www.nic.ci/ . 2022-12-12 . 2022-12-12 . Nic.ci.
2. https://www.iana.org/root-whois/ci.htm IANA .ci whois information
3. The government of Côte d'Ivoire uses https://www.gouv.ci/