.ar is the
Internet
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country code
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top-level domain
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(
ccTLD
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) for
Argentina
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, administered by
NIC Argentina.
Registration
Registering an .ar domain (like website.ar) directly is allowed as of 2020.
Previously, only 9 of the second-level domains listed below were open for registration, and a local presence in Argentina was required.
As of August 2024, some new
augmented reality
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companies are using domains directly under the .ar TLD.
Second-level domains
As of January 2017 there are currently 12
second-level domains.
Special characters
In November 2008, a resolution approved the use of special characters in domain names, including ñ, ç, á, é, í ó, ú, ä, ë, ï, ö, and ü.
The .gob.ar domain was also approved for government entities (.gob stands for "gobierno", government in Spanish).
See also
*
Internet in Argentina
References
External links
NIC Argentina
Internet in Argentina
Country code top-level domains
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