.sl is the

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 A country code is a short alphanumeric identification code for countries and dependent areas. Its primary use is in data processing and communications. Several identification systems have been developed. The term ''country code'' frequently re ...

top-level domain A top-level domain (TLD) is one of the domain name, domains at the highest level in the hierarchical Domain Name System of the Internet after the root domain. The top-level domain names are installed in the DNS root zone, root zone of the nam ...

(

ccTLD 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 ...

) for

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered to the southeast by Liberia and by Guinea to the north. Sierra Leone's land area is . It has a tropical climate and envi ...

Request for use by Somaliland

In 2020, the Minister of Telecommunication and Technology of the unrecognized state of

Somaliland Somaliland, officially the Republic of Somaliland, is an List of states with limited recognition, unrecognised country in the Horn of Africa. It is located in the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden and bordered by Djibouti to the northwest, E ...

asked Sierra Leone's Ministry of Information and Communication if they would be willing to share the use of the ccTLD with Somaliland. It is not clear if any response was received.

Second-level domains

* .sl: General (may be registered by anyone) * .com.sl: Commercial entities, e.g. companies * .net.sl: Commercial entities with relation to networking (such as ISPs, cable companies etc.) * .org.sl: Charities and non-profit organisations * .edu.sl: Educational institutions registered in Sierra Leone * .gov.sl: State and local government entities (requires authorization letter from the local Minister of Information Office)

References

External links

IANA .sl whois information

Official .sl domain registration website
Country code top-level domains Communications in Sierra Leone {{compu-domain-stub sv:Toppdomän#S