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International Internet Domains

International List

Mail addresses take the form username@site-address, where the site address is one or more domains, separated by "." Thus, in the mail address cdadam@essex.ac.uk 

cdadam

...is the username
 

essex

...is the lowest level domain
 

ac

...is the second-level domain
 

uk

...is the top-level domain

This specifies a user in the Essex domain of the academic network in the UK network.


From the top-level domain, it is often possible to see where in the world your correspondents are: here is the latest list:

AD
Andorra (Principality of)
AE
United Arab Emirates
AF
Afghanistan (Democratic Republic of)
AG
Antigua and Barbuda
AI
Anguilla
AL
Albania (Republic of)
AM
Armenia
AN
Netherlands Antilles
AO
Angola (People's Republic of)
AQ
Antarctica
AR
Argentina (Argentine Republic)
AS
American Samoa
AT
Austria (Republic of)
AU
Australia
AW
Aruba
AZ
Azerbaijan
BA
Bosnia-Hercegovina
BB
Barbados
BD
Bangladesh (People's Republic of)
BE
Belgium (Kingdom of)
BF
Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta)
BG
Bulgaria (Republic of)
BH
Bahrain (State of)
BI
Burundi (Republic of)
BJ
Benin (People's Republic of)
BM
Bermuda
BN
Brunei Darussalam
BO
Bolivia (Republic of)
BR
Brazil (Federative Republic of)
BS
Bahamas (Commonwealth of the)
BT
Bhutan (Kingdom of)
BV
Bouvet Island
BW
Botswana (Republic of)
BY
Belarus
BZ
Belize
CA
Canada
CC
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
CF
Central African Republic
CG
Congo (Republic of the)
CH
Switzerland (Swiss Confederation)
CI
Cote d'Ivoire (Republic of)
CK
Cook Islands
CL
Chile (Republic of)
CM
Cameroon (Republic of)
CN
China (People's Republic of)
CO
Colombia (Republic of)
COM
Commercial sites (primarily US)
CR
Costa Rica (Republic of)
CU
Cuba (Republic of)
CV
Cape Verde (Republic of)
CX
Christmas Island (Indian Ocean)
CY
Cyprus (Republic of)
CZ
Czech Republic
DE
Germany (Federal Republic of)
DJ
Djibouti (Republic of)
DK
Denmark (Kingdom of)
DM
Dominica (Commonwealth of)
DO
Dominican Republic
DZ
Algeria (People's Democratic Republic of)
EC
Ecuador (Republic of)
EDU
Educational sites (primarily US)
EE
Estonia (Republic of)
EG
Egypt (Arab Republic of)
EH
Western Sahara
ES
Spain (Kingdom of)
ET
Ethiopia (People's Democratic Republic of)
FI
Finland (Republic of)
FJ
Fiji (Republic of)
FK
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
FM
Micronesia (Federated States of)
FO
Faroe Islands
FR
France (French Republic)
GA
Gabon (Gabonese Republic)
GB
United Kingdom (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
GD
Grenada
GE
Georgia (Republic of)
GF
French Guiana
GH
Ghana (Republic of )
GI
Gibraltar
GL
Greenland
GM
Gambia (Republic of the)
GN
Guinea (Republic of)
GOV
Government Installations (primarily US)
GP
Guadeloupe (French Department of)
GQ
Equatorial Guinea (Republic of)
GR
Greece (Hellenic Republic)
GT
Guatemala (Republic of)
GU
Guam
GW
Guinea-Bissau (Republic of)
GY
Guyana (Republic of)
HK
Hong Kong (Hisiangkang, Xianggang)
HM
Heard and McDonald Islands
HN
Honduras (Republic of)
HR
Croatia
HT
Haiti (Republic of)
HU
Hungary (Republic of)
ID
Indonesia (Republic of)
IE
Ireland
IL
Israel (State of)
IN
India (Republic of)
IO
British Indian Ocean Territory
IQ
Iraq (Republic of)
IR
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
IS
Iceland (Republic of)
IT
Italy (Italian Republic)
JM
Jamaica
JO
Jordan (Hashemite Kingdom of)
JP
Japan
KE
Kenya (Republic of)
KG
Kyrgyzstan
KH
Cambodia
KI
Kiribati (Republic of)
KM
Comoros (Islamic Federal Republic of the)
KN
Saint Kitts and Nevis
KP
Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)
KR
Korea (Republic of )
KW
Kuwait (State of)
KY
Cayman Islands
KZ
Kazakhstan
LA
Lao People's Democratic Republic
LB
Lebanon (Lebanese Republic)
LC
Saint Lucia
LI
Liechtenstein (Principality of)
LK
Sri Lanka (Democratic Socialist Republic of)
LR
Liberia (Republic of)
LS
Lesotho (Kingdom of)
LT
Lithuania
LU
Luxembourg (Grand Duchy of)
LV
Latvia (Republic of)
LY
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
MA
Morocco (Kingdom of)
MC
Monaco (Principality of)
MD
Moldova (Republic of)
MG
Madagascar (Democratic Republic of)
MH
Marshall Islands (Republic of the)
MIL
Military installations (primarily US)
ML
Mali (Republic of)
MM
Myanmar (Union of)
MN
Mongolia (Mongolian People's Republic)
MO
Macau (Ao-me'n)
MP
Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the)
MQ
Martinique (French Department of)
MR
Mauritania (Islamic Republic of)
MS
Montserrat
MT
Malta (Republic of)
MU
Mauritius
MV
Maldives (Republic of)
MW
Malawi (Republic of)
MX
Mexico (United Mexican States)
MY
Malaysia
MZ
Mozambique (People's Republic of)
NA
Namibia (Republic of)
NC
New Caledonia
NE
Niger (Republic of the)
NET
Networking organizations (primarily US)
NF
Norfolk Island
NG
Nigeria (Federal Republic of)
NI
Nicaragua (Republic of)
NL
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
NO
Norway (Kingdom of)
NP
Nepal (Kingdom of)
NR
Nauru (Republic of)
NT
Neutral Zone (between Saudi Arabia and Iraq)
NU
Niue
NZ
New Zealand
OM
Oman (Sultanate of)
OR
Non-profit organizations (primarily US)
PA
Panama (Republic of)
PE
Peru (Republic of)
PF
French Polynesia
PG
Papua New Guinea
PH
Philippines (Republic of the)
PK
Pakistan (Islamic Republic of)
PL
Poland (Republic of)
PM
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (French Department of)
PN
Pitcairn
PR
Puerto Rico
PT
Portugal (Portuguese Republic)
PW
Palau (Republic of)
PY
Paraguay (Republic of)
QA
Qatar (State of)
RE
Re'union (French Department of)
RO
Romania
RU
Russian Federation
RW
Rwanda (Rwandese Republic)
SA
Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of)
SB
Solomon Islands
SC
Seychelles (Republic of)
SD
Sudan (Democratic Republic of the)
SE
Sweden (Kingdom of)
SG
Singapore (Republic of)
SH
Saint Helena
SI
Slovenia
SJ
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
SK
Slovakia
SL
Sierra Leone (Republic of)
SM
San Marino (Republic of)
SN
Senegal (Republic of)
SO
Somalia (Somali Democratic Republic)
SR
Suriname (Republic of)
ST
Sao Tome and Principe (Democratic Republic of)
SV
El Salvador (Republic of)
SY
Syria (Syrian Arab Republic)
SZ
Swaziland (Kingdom of)
TC
Turks and Caicos Islands
TD
Chad (Republic of)
TF
French Southern Territories
TG
Togo (Togolese Republic)
TH
Thailand (Kingdom of)
TJ
Tajikistan
TK
Tokelau
TM
Turkmenistan
TN
Tunisia
TO
Tonga (Kingdom of)
TP
East Timor
TR
Turkey (Republic of)
TT
Trinidad and Tobago (Republic of)
TV
Tuvalu
TW
Taiwan, Province of China
TZ
Tanzania (United Republic of)
UA
Ukraine
UG
Uganda (Republic of)
UM
United States Minor Outlying Islands
US
United States (United States of America)
UY
Uruguay (Eastern Republic of)
UZ
Uzbekistan
VA
Vatican City State (Holy See)
VC
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
VE
Venezuela (Republic of)
VG
Virgin Islands (British)
VI
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
VN
Vietnam (Socialist Republic of)
VU
Vanuatu (Republic of, formerly New Hebrides)
WF
Wallis and Futuna Islands
WS
Samoa (Independent State of)
YE
Yemen (Republic of)
YU
Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of)
ZA
South Africa (Republic of)
ZM
Zambia (Republic of)
ZR
Zaire (Republic of)
ZW
Zimbabwe (Republic of)
 

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