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.gs

ccTLD
Type ccTLD
Status Active
Region EUR
Country
  • United Kingdom
  • South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Implemented July 31, 1997
Registry Government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI)
Websites

.gs is the ccTLD for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, a British Overseas Territory. It is managed by the Government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI).[1]. Their registry is Atlantis North Ltd.[2]

Rules and Restrictions[edit | edit source]

Anyone can register .gs domain names and there are no restrictions specified.[2] [3]

Characters[edit | edit source]

According to GoDaddy, when registering a .gs domain, one must follow these requirements:

  • must use 1 - 63 characters;
  • can use: letters (a-z), numbers (0-9), hyphens (except in the 1st or last characters of the domain name).[4]

Usage[edit | edit source]

A .gs domain extension is often used by businesses or individuals with a geographical connection to South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. In some cases, technology based companies or startups might use the .gs domain innovatively to represent "games" or "game servers".[3]

References[edit | edit source]

Country code top-level domain. Determined by "ISO 3166-1: Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions — Part 1: Country codes".

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Semantic properties for ".gs"
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Date implementedStores the date that an object was implemented, normalized to the "Month DD, YYYY" format.
July 31, 1997 +
Has ICANN regionAssociates an object with an ICANN-determined Geographic Region.
EUR +
Has TLD statusAssociates a Top-Level Domain with its IANA-derived status. Allowed values are: Proposed, Submitted, Delegated, Active, Retired, or Removed.
Active +
Has TLD typeAssociates a Top-Level Domain with its primary type (gTLD or ccTLD).
CcTLD +
Has countryAssociates a page with a country. Territory names are extracted from ISO 3166, "Country Codes".
United Kingdom +  and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands +
Has entity typeSpecifies the primary classification or fundamental type of the page's subject (e.g., Event, Organization, Person).
TLD +
Has registry operatorAssociates an object with a registry operator.
Government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) +