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argentina
armenia
australia
austria
belgium
canada
china
christmas island
colombia
czech republic
denmark
elsalvador
finland
france
gambia
germany
ghana
guatemala
hong kong
india
indonesia
ireland
israel
italy
japan
korea
liechtenstein
libia
malaysia
malawi
mauritiana
mexico
morocco
netherlands
new zealand
norway
peru
poland
russia
south africa
spain
sweden
switzerland
taiwan
tunisia
tuvalu
ukraine
united aram emirates
united kingdom
united states
Following are tables which highlight the main relationships:

Table 1: countries where the ccTLD is part of the government
Table 2: countries where the ccTLD is private sector
Table 3: countries where the ccTLD is a non-profit corporation
Table 4: countries where the ccTLD is academic


Table 1: countries where the ccTLD is part of the government

Country Code NameGovernment RelationshipGovernment Activity ICANN Agreement
china cn CNNIC Formalnone none
el salvador SV SVNET Informallogistical center none
finland FI FICORA Formallegislation none
India IN NCST Formalnone none
malawi MW Malawi SDNP Formalnone MOU
malaysia MY MYNIC Formalnone none
morrocco MA ANRT Formalnone none
norway NO NORID Informalworkgroup none
spain ES RED.ES Formallegislation none
tunisia TN ATI Formallegislation none


Table 2: countries where the ccTLD is private sector

Country Code NameGovernment RelationshipGovernment Activity ICANN Agreement
ghana GH NCS nonenone none
indonesia ID IDNIC Informalnone none
japan JP JPRS Formalendorsement yes
libya LY nic.ly nonenone none
tuvalu TV .tvcorperation nonenone none
ukraine UA Hostmaster nonenoe noe
united arab emirates UA UAEnic Informallegislation none
united states US Neustar Formalcontract none

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Table 3: countries where the ccTLD is a non-profit corporation

Country Code NameGovernment RelationshipGovernment Activity ICANN Agreement
australia AU AUDA Formallegislation none
belgium BE DNS.be Informalnone none
burundi BI CNI SDNP Formallegislation redelegation
canada CA CIRA Formalagreenent none
christmas island CX Dot CX FromalEndorsement under discussion
czech republic cz CZ.NIC Formalinvolved in Management none
denmark DK .DIFO Informalnone none
france FR AFNIC InformalGovernment reps serve on board none
germany DE DENIC InformalObserver on Legal Advisory Committee none
honh kong HK HKIRC FormalMOU redelegation
ireland IE IEDR noneLegislation none
israel IL Israeli Internet Association noneAnalysis by Government none
italy ID IDNIC Informalnone none
korea KR KRNIC Formalappoval none
netherlands NL SIDN noneCabinet Review none
new zealand NZ InternetNZ Informalendorsement none
peru PE Nic.pe noneLegislation none
poland PL NASK noneendorsement none
russia RU RIPN Informalverbal understanding none
south africa ZA Namespace Informallegislation none
sweden SE II-stiftelsen Informallegislation Government Committee
tawain TW TWNIC Informalendorsement none
united kingdom UK Noiminet InformalGovenment sits on Board none


Table 4: countries where the ccTLD is academic

Country Code NameGovernment RelationshipGovernment Activity ICANN Agreement
guatemala GT Universidad del Valle de Guatemala Noneattempted take over none
mautitiana MR Nic-Mauritanie Nonenone none
mexico MX NIC-Mexico Informalproposed Legislation none
switzerland CH SWITCH Formallegislation none

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