is the
Internet
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country code
Country codes are short alphabetic or numeric geographical
Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science ...
top-level domain
A top-level domain (TLD) is one of the domains at the highest level in the hierarchical Domain Name System
The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical and distributed naming system for computers, services, and other resources in the ...
(
ccTLD
A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is an Internet
The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It ...
) for
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populo ...
, administered by
NASK, the Polish research and development organization. It is one of the founding members of
CENTR.
History
The domain was created in 1990, following the mitigation of the
COCOM embargo on technological collaboration with post-
communist
Communism (from Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around ...
countries. The first
subdomain in was , belonging to the
Wrocław University of Technology.
In 2008 the number of registered .pl domain names exceeded one million, whereas at the end of 2013 the registry comprised more than 2.4 million domain names.
Each domain must be registered in the National Domain Name Registry.
Second-level domains
Several functional and regional domain endings exist. Most popular are:
Functional domains
* , :
commercial entities
* : network infrastructure
* :
art
* :
education
Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honest ...
* :
government
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature
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* : (general) information
* :
military
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distin ...
* :
NGOs and not-for-profit organizations
Regional domains
There are 118 regional domain endings in the zone.
Some of them are:
* :
Białystok (city)
* :
Częstochowa (city)
* , :
Gdańsk
Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...
(city)
* :
Gorzów Wielkopolski (city)
* :
Katowice
Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province ( pl, województwo śląskie ) is a voivodeship
A voivodes ...
(city)
* :
Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, cov ...
(city)
* :
Lublin
Lublin is the ninth-largest city in Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population ...
(city)
* :
Małopolska (region)
* :
Olsztyn
Olsztyn ( , ; german: Allenstein ; Old Prussian: ''Alnāsteini''
* Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in ...
(city)
* :
Poznań
Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . ...
(city)
* :
Rzeszów
Rzeszów ( , ; la, Resovia; yi, ריישא ''Raisha'')) is the largest city in southeastern Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voi ...
(city)
* :
Szczecin
Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin
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(city)
* :
Śląsk (region)
* :
Toruń
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, image_caption =
, image_flag = POL Toruń flag.svg
, image_shield = POL Toruń COA.svg
, nickname = City of Angels, Gingerbread city, Copernicus Town
, pushpin_map = Kuyavian-Pom ...
(city)
* , :
Wrocław
Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...
(city)
* , :
Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divide ...
(city)
* :
Zielona Góra
Zielona Góra is the largest city in Lubusz Voivodeship
Lubusz Voivodeship, or Lubuskie Province ( pl, województwo lubuskie ), is a voivodeship
A voivodeship is the area administered by a voivode (Governor) in several countries of centr ...
(city)
References
External links
IANA whois informationDomain name registry of Statistics of List of accredited RegistrarsIDN registration policy in
{{DEFAULTSORT:PL
Country code top-level domains
Internet in Poland
Council of European National Top Level Domain Registries members
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