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Country-Code Domains in the Americas
52 country-code extensions belong to the Americas. Here they are with their registries and a summary of who can register.
Country codes in the Americas
The Americas include the United States' .us and Canada's .ca, Latin America's large national markets such as .br, .mx and .ar, and dozens of Caribbean extensions. Several Caribbean codes, including .ai, .vc, .tc and .ag, are marketed worldwide because of what their letters spell.
Open worldwide29
Local presence required13
Restricted1
Not open0
Check with registry9
| Extension | Country or territory | Who can register | Registry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | Open worldwide | UHSA School of Medicine | |
| Anguilla | Open worldwide | Government of Anguilla | |
| Argentina | Check with registry | NIC Argentina | |
| Aruba | Local presence required | SETAR | |
| Barbados | Local presence required | Ministry of Innovation, Science and Smart Technology | |
| Bermuda | Local presence required | Registry General Department, Ministry of Home Affairs | |
| Bolivia | Open worldwide | Agencia de Gobierno Electronico y Tecnologias de Informacion y Comunicacion | |
| Brazil | Local presence required | Registro.br (NIC.br) | |
| Bahamas | Open worldwide | University of The Bahamas | |
| Belize | Open worldwide | University of Belize | |
| Canada | Local presence required | Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) | |
| Chile | Open worldwide | NIC Chile (Universidad de Chile) | |
| Colombia | Open worldwide | Ministry of ICT of Colombia (MinTIC); operated by .CO Internet S.A.S. | |
| Costa Rica | Open worldwide | Academia Nacional de Ciencias (NIC Costa Rica) | |
| Cuba | Local presence required | CENIAInternet | |
| Curaçao | Local presence required | University of Curaçao (.CW Registry Curaçao) | |
| Dominica | Open worldwide | DotDM Corporation | |
| Dominican Republic | Open worldwide | Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra (NIC .DO) | |
| Ecuador | Open worldwide | ECUADORDOMAIN S.A. (NIC.EC) | |
| Falkland Islands | Local presence required | Falkland Islands Government | |
| Grenada | Check with registry | National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (Nic.GD) | |
| French Guiana | Check with registry | Canal+ Telecom (DOMeNIC) | |
| Greenland | Open worldwide | TELE Greenland A/S | |
| Guadeloupe | Open worldwide | Networking Technologies Group | |
| Guatemala | Open worldwide | Universidad del Valle de Guatemala | |
| Guyana | Check with registry | University of Guyana | |
| Honduras | Open worldwide | Red de Desarrollo Sostenible Honduras | |
| Haiti | Open worldwide | Réseau de Développement Durable d'Haïti (RDDH) | |
| Jamaica | Check with registry | University of the West Indies (Mona ITS) | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Check with registry | St. Kitts-Nevis Network Information Centre (KNNIC) | |
| Cayman Islands | Open worldwide | Utility Regulation and Competition Office (operated by GoDaddy Registry) | |
| Saint Lucia | Open worldwide | NIC.LC | |
| Martinique | Check with registry | DOMeNIC | |
| Montserrat | Open worldwide | MNI Networks Ltd | |
| Mexico | Open worldwide | NIC México (Registry .MX) | |
| Nicaragua | Restricted | National University of Engineering (Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería) | |
| Panama | Check with registry | NIC Panama (Universidad Tecnologica de Panama) | |
| Peru | Open worldwide | Red Científica Peruana (PE-NIC) | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Local presence required | AFNIC | |
| Puerto Rico | Open worldwide | Gauss Research Laboratory (NIC.PR) | |
| Paraguay | Local presence required | NIC-PY (Universidad Nacional de Asuncion) | |
| Suriname | Open worldwide | Telesur | |
| El Salvador | Local presence required | SVNet | |
| Sint Maarten | Open worldwide | SX Registry SA B.V. (operated by CIRA) | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Open worldwide | NIC TC (Melrex TC) | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Open worldwide | Trinidad and Tobago Network Information Centre (TTNIC) | |
| United States | Local presence required | Registry Services, LLC (GoDaddy Registry) | |
| Uruguay | Local presence required | Servicio Central de Informatica (SeCIU), Universidad de la Republica | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Open worldwide | Identity Digital (Afilias) | |
| Venezuela | Open worldwide | Comision Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CONATEL) | |
| British Virgin Islands | Open worldwide | Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of the Virgin Islands (registry: KSregistry) | |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Check with registry | Virgin Islands Public Telecommunications System, Inc. |
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