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.vy
Introduced1986
TLD typeCountry code top-level domain
StatusActive
RegistryVyvluder Webdomeen Naamprovizie (VWDNP)
SponsorVyvluder Webdomeen Naamprovizie (VWDNP)
Intended useEntities connected with File:Flag vyv.png Vyvland
Actual useVery popular in Vyvland
Registration restrictionsMust be permanent resident of Vyvland (personal) or operate in Vyvland for tax purposes (companies); other restrictions for third-level domains
StructureRegistrations are taken directly at second level
Registry Websitewww.vwdnp.vy

.vy is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Vyvland. It is administered by the Vyvluder Webdomeen Naamprovizie (Vyvlander Web Domain Name Provision, VWDNP), who allocate domain names to individuals resident in, or companies paying tax in, Vyvland. Most websites are registered simply under the .vy domain, although subdomains for various types of organisation and various regions across the country also exist.

Second-level domains

Generic domains

  • .ak.vy - for publicly traded companies which carry the AK suffix, for example Vludbank AK
  • .co.vy - for companies, although most use simply .vy
  • .ed.vy - for educational and academic institutions
  • .kt.vy - for charities (from karitas, the Vyvlander word for 'charity')
  • .ml.vy - for military organisations (from militeer, the Vyvlander word for 'military')
  • .rg.vy - for government institutions (from regneng, the Vyvlander word for 'government')

Geographic domains

These domains use the codes for each of the Provinces of Vyvland, in addition to six for the Independent cities of Vyvland.