Domain registration Barbados
The official domain extension for Barbados is .BB.
Registering this domain extension is a recommended strategic move for those companies with interests in Barbados or that are looking to protect their trademark within the country.
Barbados is an island nation situated between the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean. The island’s landscape is predominantly flat, though there are some hills in the hinterland. Barbados is also part of the Lesser Antilles archipelago.
Barbados covers a total area of 430 km² and has a population of around 273,000. The capital is Bridgetown, which has a population of around 5,900.
The official languages in Barbados are English, Bajan and Hindi.
Domain registration Bahamas
The official domain extension for the Bahamas is .BS.
Registering this domain extension is a recommended strategic move for those companies with interests in the Bahamas or that are looking to protect their trademark within the country.
The Bahamas is a country made up of of over 700 islands, cays and islets, located in Central America.
The islands sit in the Atlantic Ocean, south east of Florida and east of the Florida Keys, north of Cuba and the rest of the Caribbean and west of the British-ruled Turks and Caicos Islands.
The Bahamas cover a total area of 13,940 km², with an overall population of around 342,000. The capital city Nassau is the most densely populated, with 240,000 residents.
The official language of the Bahamas is English.
Domain registration Curaçao
The official domain extension for Curaçao (Netherlands Antilles) is .CW.
The UNA (University of the Netherlands Antilles ) will eliminate all .AN domain names from their database as of 31/10/2013. From 31/10/2014, the extension .AN will be permanently abandoned and will be replaced by the new official domain extension.
CW, which can already be used in new domain name registrations.
For those companies with interests in the Netherlands Antilles, or that are looking to protect their trademark within the country, other first level domain extensions are also available.
The Netherlands Antilles was an autonomous Caribbean country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, consisting of 5 islands : Curaçao, Bonaire, Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten. Following in the footsteps of the island of Aruba, which separated itself from the Antilles in 1986, the rest of the Netherlands Antilles was dissolved together in 2010; Bonaire, Saba e Sint Eustatius became special municipalities within the Netherlands, and Curaçao and Sint Maarten became two new constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
The total surface area of the country was 800 km² and the population numbered 192,866 in 2001. The capital was Willemstad. The local currency was the Netherlands Antillean Guilder, and the local economy was based principally on agriculture, mining and tourism. The official language was Dutch, with common spoken use of Papiamento (a creole language with Portuguese and Spanish influences).
Domain registration Antigua and Barbuda
The official domain extension for Antigua and Barbuda is .AG.
Registering this domain extension is a recommended strategic move for companies with interests in Antigua and Barbuda or that are looking to protect their trademark within the country.
Antigua and Barbuda (capital St John’s) is an island state of 442 km², with a population of around 81.000, situated in the Caribbean in Central America.
It is surrounded to the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean, and by the Caribbean Sea to the south and west.
Antigua e Barbuda is a democratic Commonwealth country. The official language is English.
Domain registration Mauritius
The official domain extension for Mauritius is .MU.
Registering this domain extension is a recommended strategic move for those companies with interests in Mauritius or that are looking to protect their trademark within the country.
Mauritius is an African island nation situated in the Indian Ocean. As well as the main island of the same name, the country includes the islands of Rodrigues, Saint Brandon and Agaléga. It is divided into 9 administrative districts.
The island group covers a total area of 1,860 km² and has a population of 1,299,172. The landscape is characterised by central highlands, which slowly drop towards the coastline, creating steep, coral cliffs. The bays can be distinguished by the fine, white sand, formed by coral erosion. There are also numerous inactive volcanoes within the country. The capital is Port Louis and the local currency is the Mauritian Rupee. The country’s economy is based on the production and export of cane sugar, though manufacturing and tourism are both growing industries.
The official languages are English, French and Mauritian creole.
Domain registration Mauritania
The official domain extension for Mauritania is .MR.
Registering this domain extension is a recommended strategic move for those companies with interests in Mauritania or that are looking to protect their trademark within the country.
Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is an Islamic presidential republic in West Africa. It is bordered by the Western Sahara to the north, by Senegal to the south west, by Mali to the south and east, and by Algeria to the north east; the Atlantic Ocean lies to the west. It is divided into 12 administrative regions, which are subdivided into departments.
It covers a total area of 1,030,700 km² and has a population of 3,541,540. The territory is almost entirely occupied by desert, though there are the Tagant and Adrar Plateaus, reaching 600 m, in the central region, which go on to merge with the northern and eastern mountain ranges. The national capital is Nouakchott and the local currency is the Ouguiya.
The main economic activities are fishing and the fish trade, due to the rich surrounding waters; the country also has important reserves of petroleum and natural gas. The official language is Arabic.
Domain registration Morocco
The official domain extension for Morocco is .MA.
Registering this domain extension is a recommended strategic move for those companies with interests in Morocco or that are looking to protect their trademark within the country.
Morocco is a country in North Africa. It is bordered to the south east by Algeria and to the south by the Western Sahara; it lies on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, with the Strait of Gibraltar in between. It is subdivided into 16 administrative regions, each governed by a Wali.
The country covers a total area of 446,550 km² and has a population of 32,481,912, according to 2009 estimates. The landscape can be identified by two, distinct elements: the mountain ranges, including the Rif Mountains and Atlas Mountains which, together, occupy much of the length of the country and reach as high as 4,000 m; and, in the southernmost area, the arid Sahara desert. The capital is Rabat, and the local currency is the Moroccan Dirham. The economy depends heavily on agricultural produce, such as cereals and sugar cane. Morocco is also the world’s sole producer of argan oil, as well as having one of the biggest fishing industries, and being the third biggest phosphate producer. The official languages are Arabic and Tamazight.
Domain registration Mali
The official domain extension for Mali is. ML.
Registering this domain extension is a recommended strategic move for those companies with interests in Mali or that are looking to protect their trademark within the country.
Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked semi-presidential republic in West Africa. It is bordered to the north by Algeria, to the east by Niger, to the south by Burkina Faso and the Ivory Coast, to the south west by Guinea and to the west by Senegal and Mauritania.
Mali covers a total area of 1,240,142 km² and has a population of around 14,500,000. The landscape is mainly flat, with desert areas to the north and low-lying hills; the country’s centre is occupied by the valley of the river Niger; southern areas are also home to the Niger and its tributaries, though part of the south is also occupied by the Guinea Highlands. The country’s economy is based on exports in cotton, peanuts, tea, sugar cane, tobacco and shea.
Mali also possesses large deposits of phosphates, gold, uranium, iron and bauxite, none of which is sufficiently exploited to make it a source of wealth for the country. The official language is French
Domain registration Malawi
The official domain extension for Malawi is .MW.
Registering this domain extension is a recommended strategic move for those companies with interests in Malawi or that are looking to protect their trademark within the country.
Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to the south and east, by Tanzania to the north and by Zambia to the west. It is subdivided into 3 regions and 27 districts.
It covers a total area of 118,480 km², with a population of 14,900,841, according to 2012 estimates. The Great Rift Valley runs for the length of the country, from north to south, and highland plains rise in the east and west, from 900 to 1,200 m high. The extreme south is occupied by lowland plains. The capital is Lilongwe and the local currency is the Kwacha. The country’s economy is based on agriculture, which makes up 80% of exports (biggest exports in tobacco, tea and sugar).
The official languages are Chichewa and English.
Domain registration Madagascar
The official domain extension for Madagascar is .MG.
Registering this domain extension is a recommended strategic move for those companies with interests in Madagascar or that are looking to protect their trademark within the country.
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an African island country located in the Indian Ocean. The Island of Madagascar, from which the country takes its name, is the fourth largest island in the world.
Madagascar covers a total of 587,041 km², with a population of 20,713,819, according to 2012 estimates. The Malagasy landscape is characterised by the red colour of the iron-rich earth. A highland area of hills and mountains occupies the centre; in the south, fertile valleys are an important agricultural resource. The capital is Antananarivo and the local currency is the Malagasy Ariary. The country’s economy is based on tourism, mining and extraction (petroleum, natural gas, graphite, gold, precious stones) and the production and export of agricultural produce (rice, vanilla and essential oils).
The official languages are Malagasy and French.
