Proposed top-level domain

TheDomain Name Systemof theInternetconsists of a set oftop-level domainsthat constitute theroot domainof the hierarchicalname spaceand database. In the growth of the Internet, it became desirable to expand the initial set of sixgeneric top-level domainsin 1984. As a result, new top-level domain names have been proposed for implementation byICANN.Such proposals included a variety of models ranging from adoption of policies forunrestricted gTLDsthat could be registered by anyone for any purpose, tochartered gTLDsfor specialized uses by specialized organizations.In October 2000, ICANN published a list of proposals for top-level domain strings it had received.

Geographic proposals

Further information:GeoTLD

• .geo– Generic geographical locations.
• .lnand.le– Currently being sold by Dennis Hope's "Lunar Embassy Commission"alongside.lunar,.moon,.venus,.mars,.jupiter,.saturn,.uranus,.neptune,.pluto.People who purchase novelty deeds for outer space property from him are also given free domains.None of these TLDs are supported at present by root servers.
• .toronto– was proposed byCity of Torontoofficials.

Internationalized country code top-level domains

The following ccTLDs (country code top-level domains) have been requested using a procedure known as Internationalized Domain Name (or IDN) ccTLD Fast Track Process.

DNS name	IDN ccTLD	Country	Transliteration	Script	ccTLD	Year of application
xn--wgv71a	.Nhật bổn	Japan	NipponorNihon	Kanji(bothKyūjitaiandShinjitai)	.jp	2008
xn--vcst06ab2a	.Nhật bổn quốc		Nippon-kokuorNihon-koku	Kanji(Shinjitai)		2012
xn--mgbb7fyab	ليبيا.	Libya	Lībyā	Arabic	.ly

The following countries have national languages that use other scripts than Latin, but have no internationalized country code top-level domain, and none proposed in the above list:

• Afghanistan
• Bhutan
• Cambodia
• Cyprus
• Eritrea
• Ethiopia
• North Korea
• Kyrgyzstan
• Lebanon
• Maldives
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Tajikistan

Language and community

These proposals are centered on creating an independent Internet identity for linguistic and cultural communities. They are mostly inspired by the success of the.catdomain created for websites in theCatalan languageor about theCatalan culture.

Domain name	Intended use	Sponsor	Year of Proposal	Comments
.cym	Welsh languageandWales	dotCYM Cyf	2006	It was proposed by dotCYM for Welsh language and Wales, but ICANN has reserved this for eventual assignment to theCayman Islands.See also.cymruand.wales.
.eng	England	DotEng	2008	TheDotEng.orgwebsite was set up by John Sewell of Maidenhead in Berkshire. Mentioned inPC ProOnline:Campaign begins for.eng domainArchived2009-04-06 at theWayback Machine,Stuart Turton, 23 April 2008
.ker	Cornish languageandCornwall	Cornish World Magazine	2008	Proposed domain name derived from "Kernow"
.lli	Leonese languageandculture	puntuLLI	2007	Several companies, associations, organisations and institutions are involved in this campaign.
.nai	Native, Aboriginal, andIndigenous peoples of the Americas	nai	1999	The original proposal for a Native American managed TLD predates ICANN, and its form was adopted by ICANN as the "sponsored" type of application and eventual contract in the 2001 new gTLD round..nai's mission is to implement a top-level name space with an indigenous policy, provide an alternative to the several thousand indigenous public administrations, and the larger numbers of indigenous non-governmental, linguistic and cultural institutional, public and private economic enterprises, bands and individuals in the Western Hemisphere currently using name spaces operated under for-profit or colonial policies, and promote the economic development of Indian Country.
.sco	Scotland	dotSCO	2005	dotSCO began in late 2005 and has been campaigning to build support for a new TLD from among the Scots community around the world. The campaign now appears to be defunct, effectively replaced by now approved.scot.
.sic	Székely Land	Pontsic Foundation	2009	pontSIC began in late 2008 and has been campaigning to build support for a new TLD from among theSzékelycommunity around the world. The campaign was started by theSzekler National Council,and now are involved several companies and institutions. As of September 2009 there are over 33,200 signatories.

• Note: The dotCYMRU, dotEUS, dotSCOT and dotBZH have formed theECLID,the European Cultural and Linguistic Internet Domains umbrella group to lobby for the successful and speedy application for the bids.

Technical domain name themes

• .mail– A domain fore-mailnetworks, proposed to facilitate fightinge-mail spam.
• .web– A domain for general use on theWorld Wide Web.

Specialized and professional topics

• .eco–environmental causes– Limited existence in 2016 and full launch in 2017.
• .med–medicalpractitioners and organizations– exists from 2016.
• .shop–electronic commercesites– exists from 2016.
• .sport–sportsites

See also

• List of Internet top-level domains
• Generic top-level domain – New top-level domains