.mf is an assigned
Internet
The Internet (or internet) is the Global network, global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a internetworking, network of networks ...
country code top-level domain
A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, sovereign state, or dependent territory identified with a country code. All ASCII ccTLD identifiers are two letters long, and all tw ...
(ccTLD) that was to be created for the
Collectivity of Saint Martin
The Collectivity of Saint Martin (), commonly known as simply Saint Martin (, ), is an overseas collectivity of France in the West Indies in the Caribbean, on the northern half of the Saint Martin (island), island of Saint Martin, as well as so ...
, but it is currently not in use, as it is not available for registration nor website use of the domain. The decision by the
ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency to allocate .mf as the
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes are two-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), to represent countries, dependent territories, and special ...
domain for Saint Martin on 21 September 2007, followed the decision of Saint Martin's new status as an
overseas collectivity
The French overseas collectivities ( abbreviated as COM) are first-order administrative divisions of France, like the French regions, but have a semi-autonomous status. The COMs include some former French overseas colonies and other French ...
of France, which took effect on 15 July 2007.
Currently Saint Martin uses
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre Island, Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galant ...
's ccTLD,
.gp[CIA - The World Factbook -- Saint Martin](_blank)
Communications. 18 October 2007. Accessed 22 October 2007. ".bl; note - .gp, the ccTLD for Guadeloupe, and .fr, the ccTLD for France, might also be encountered" and France's ccTLD,
.fr.
See also
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Internet in Saint Martin
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Internet in Guadeloupe
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Internet in France
Internet in France has been available to the general public since 1994, but widespread Internet use did not take off until the mid-2000s. As of 31 December 2014, France had 26 million Internet broadband and high-speed connections on fixed networ ...
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ISO 3166-2:MF
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.eu – ccTLD for the
European Union
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.sx – ccTLD for
Sint Maarten
Sint Maarten () is a Countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands located in the Caribbean region of North America. With a population of 58,477 as of June 2023 on an area of , it encompasses ...
, the Dutch side of the island.
References
External links
IANA .mf whois information
Country code top-level domains
Communications in the Collectivity of Saint Martin
Internet properties established in 2007
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