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	{{~~About~~\|~~the~~ ~~top~~ level domain~~\|the~~ ~~file~~ ~~extension\|bzip2~~}}		{{Short description\|Internet country code top-level domain for Belize}}
			{{EngvarB\|date=August 2023}}
			{{use dmy dates\|date=August 2023}}
			{{About\|the top-level domain\|the file extension\|bzip2}}
	{{Infobox Top level domain\|		{{Infobox Top level domain\|
	name=.bz\|		name=.bz\|
	background=#CCF\|		background=#CCF\|
	image=]\|		image=DotBZ domain logo.png\|
	introduced=1991\|		introduced={{Start date and age\|1991\|9\|3}}\|
	type=]\|		type=]\|
	status=Active\|		status=Active\|
	registry=] (managed by ]\|		registry=] (managed by ]\|
	sponsor=]\|		sponsor=]\|
	intendeduse=Entities connected with {{~~BLZ~~}}\|		intendeduse=Entities connected with {{flagdeco\|Belize}} ]\|
	actualuse=Used for a random assortment of sites, many not in Belize\|		actualuse=Used for a random assortment of sites, many not in Belize\|
	restrictions=None\|		restrictions=None\|
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	'''.bz''' is the ] ] ] (]) for ]. It is administered by the ].		'''.bz''' is the ] ] ] (]) for ]. It is administered by the ].

	At one point, '''.bz''' domains were being marketed by an American company as standing for "business", and that company took legal action against ] in an attempt to block the ''']''' domain as "unfair competition".<ref>{{cite web		At one point, '''.bz''' domains were being marketed by an American company as standing for "business", and that company took legal action against ] in an attempt to block the ''']''' domain as "]".<ref>{{cite web
	\|~~accessdate~~=2007-11-22		\|access-date=2007-11-22
	\|url=http://www.icann.org/tlds/correspondence/esi-v-icann-13nov00.htm		\|url=http://www.icann.org/tlds/correspondence/esi-v-icann-13nov00.htm
	\|title=Order in Economic Solutions, Inc. v. ICANN		\|title=Order in Economic Solutions, Inc. v. ICANN
	\|date=2000-09-13		\|date=2000-09-13
			\|publisher=ICANN
⚫	~~\|publisher=ICANN~~}}</ref> Currently, the registry is in Belize, but is still marketing the domain outside the country as "meaning business". ]s with a wide assortment of non-ASCII characters are also available.
			\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221065125/http://www.icann.org/tlds/correspondence/esi-v-icann-13nov00.htm
			\|archive-date=21 December 2007
			\|url-status=live
		⚫	}}</ref> Currently, the registry is in Belize, but is still marketing the domain outside the country as "meaning business". ]s with a wide assortment of non-ASCII characters are also available.

	~~A lot of~~ websites in Italy use this domain, because the abbreviation of ] ~~''(de. Bozen)'' and~~ the ~~official abbreviation~~ of the province of ] is BZ. Many websites use the Italian subdomain .bz.it. Servers for the ] game ] often use names ending in '''.bz'''.		Many websites in Italy use this domain, because of the abbreviation of ], the capital of the province of ], and the fact that the official abbreviation of the province is BZ. Many websites use the Italian subdomain .bz.it. Servers for the ] game '']'' often use names ending in '''.bz'''.

	There are some ]s in use, however these are not required:		There are some ]s in use, however these are not required:
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	* gov.bz (government)		* gov.bz (government)
	* net.bz (networking)		* net.bz (networking)
	* org.bz (organizations)		* org.bz (organizations)

			It also might have use for ] for misspellings of ] domains.

			==See also==
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Latest revision as of 14:45, 22 July 2024

Internet country code top-level domain for Belize

This article is about the top-level domain. For the file extension, see bzip2.

.bz

Introduced	September 3, 1991; 33 years ago (1991-09-03)
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	Belize Network Information Center (managed by University Management Ltd
Sponsor	University of Belize
Intended use	Entities connected with Belize
Actual use	Used for a random assortment of sites, many not in Belize
Registration restrictions	None
Structure	Registrations can be made directly at the second level as well as at the third level beneath various second level labels
Dispute policies	UDRP
DNSSEC	yes
Registry website	Belizenic

.bz is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Belize. It is administered by the University of Belize.

At one point, .bz domains were being marketed by an American company as standing for "business", and that company took legal action against ICANN in an attempt to block the .biz domain as "unfair competition". Currently, the registry is in Belize, but is still marketing the domain outside the country as "meaning business". Internationalized domains with a wide assortment of non-ASCII characters are also available.

Many websites in Italy use this domain, because of the abbreviation of Bolzano, the capital of the province of South Tyrol, and the fact that the official abbreviation of the province is BZ. Many websites use the Italian subdomain .bz.it. Servers for the open source game BZFlag often use names ending in .bz.

There are some second-level domains in use, however these are not required:

com.bz (commercial)
edu.bz (educational)
gov.bz (government)
net.bz (networking)
org.bz (organizations)

It also might have use for typosquatting for misspellings of .biz domains.

References

"Order in Economic Solutions, Inc. v. ICANN". ICANN. 13 September 2000. Archived from the original on 21 December 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2007.

External links

Country code top-level domains

ISO 3166-1

A .ac .ad .ae .af .ag .ai .al .am .ao .aq .ar .as .at .au .aw .ax .az B .ba .bb .bd .be .bf .bg .bh .bi .bj .bm .bn .bo .br .bs .bt .bw .by .bz C .ca .cc .cd .cf .cg .ch .ci .ck .cl .cm .cn .co .cr .cu .cv .cw .cx .cy .cz D .de .dj .dk .dm .do .dz E .ec .ee .eg .er .es .et .eu F .fi .fj .fk .fm .fo .fr G .ga .gd .ge .gf .gg .gh .gi .gl .gm .gn .gp .gq .gr .gs .gt .gu .gw .gy H .hk .hm .hn .hr .ht .hu I .id .ie .il .im .in .io .iq .ir .is .it J .je .jm .jo .jp K .ke .kg .kh .ki .km .kn .kp .kr .kw .ky .kz L .la .lb .lc .li .lk .lr .ls .lt .lu .lv .ly M .ma .mc .md .me .mg .mh .mk .ml .mm .mn .mo .mp .mq .mr .ms .mt .mu .mv .mw .mx .my .mz N .na .nc .ne .nf .ng .ni .nl .no .np .nr .nu .nz O .om P .pa .pe .pf .pg .ph .pk .pl .pm .pn .pr .ps .pt .pw .py Q .qa R .re .ro .rs .ru .rw S .sa .sb .sc .sd .se .sg .sh .si .sk .sl .sm .sn .so .sr .ss .st .su .sv .sx .sy .sz T .tc .td .tf .tg .th .tj .tk .tl .tm .tn .to .tr .tt .tv .tw .tz U .ua .ug .uk .us .uy .uz V .va .vc .ve .vg .vi .vn .vu W .wf .ws Y .ye .yt Z .za .zm .zw

Internationalized (IDN) ccTLD

Cyrillic script	Arabic script	Brahmic scripts	Chinese characters	Other scripts
.бг (bg, Bulgaria) .бел (bieł, Belarus) .ею (eyu, European Union) .қаз (qaz, Kazakhstan) .мон (mon, Mongolia) .мкд (mkd, North Macedonia) .рф (rf, Russia) .срб (srb, Serbia) .укр (ukr, Ukraine)	الجزائر. (al-Jazā’ir, Algeria) مصر. (Miṣr, Egypt) بھارت. (Bhārat, India) ایران. (Irân, Iran) الاردن. (al-Urdun, Jordan) فلسطين. (Filasṭin, Palestine) پاکستان. (Pākistān, Pakistan) قطر. (Qaṭar) السعودية. (al-Saudiah, Saudi Arabia) سوريا. (Sūryā, Syria) تونس. (Tunis, Tunisia) امارات. (Emarat, UAE) عمان. (ʻUmān, Oman) مليسيا. (Maleesya, Malaysia) المغرب. (al-Maġrib, Morocco) سودان. (Sūdān, Sudan) اليمن. (al-Yaman, Yemen)	.বাংলা (Bāṅla, Bangladesh) .ভাৰত (Bhārat, India) .ভারত (Bhārat, India) .भारत (Bhārat, India) .భారత్ (Bhārat, India) .ભારત (Bhārat, India) .ਭਾਰਤ (Bhārat, India) .ଭାରତ (Bhārata, India) .இந்தியா (Indiyā, India) .ລາວ (Lao, Laos) .சிங்கப்பூர் (Cinkappūr, Singapore) .ලංකා (Laṅkā, Sri Lanka) .இலங்கை (Ilaṅkai, Sri Lanka) .ไทย (Thai, Thailand)	.中国 (Zhōngguó/Zunggwok/Tiong-kok/Chûng-koet, China) .中國 (Zhōngguó/Zunggwok/Tiong-kok/Chûng-koet, China) .香港 (Xiānggǎng/Hoenggong, Hong Kong) .澳門 (Àomén/Oumun, Macau) .澳门 (Àomén/Oumun, Macau) .新加坡 (Xīnjiāpō/Sin-ka-pho, Singapore) .台灣 (Táiwān/Tâi-uân/Thòi-vàn, Taiwan) .台湾 (Táiwān/Tâi-uân/Thòi-vàn, Taiwan)	.հայ (hay, Armenia) .ευ (ey, European Union) .გე (ge, Georgia) .ελ (el, Greece) .한국 (Han-guk, South Korea) ישראל. (Yisrael, Israel)

Proposed ccTLDs

.κπ (kp, Cyprus) - .日本 (Nippon, Japan)

Others

Reserved / unassigned	Allocated / unused	Phased out / deleted
.bl .bq .eh .mf .su .xk	.bv .gb .sj	.an .bu .cs .dd .tp .um .yu .zr

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See also

References

External links