.xk

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.xk
TLD typeTemporary country code top-level domain
StatusTemporary
Registry websiteNone

.xk is a temporary, unofficial country code top-level domain for the Republic of Kosovo,[a] assigned under UN Security Council resolution 1244/99.[1]

XK falls under the ISO 3166-1 "alpha-2 user-assigned codes", which include AA, ZZ, QM to QZ and XA to XZ.[2] This means it is reserved for private use and will not be permanently assigned to any entity – nor used as a country code top-level domain.[3][4] Thus, its use is unofficial and temporary, until Kosovo is assigned its own alpha-2 country code.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 97 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 112 UN member states are said to have recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.

See also[]

  • ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
  • Proposed top-level domain

References[]

  1. ^ "Kosovo - The World Factbook". The World Factbook. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  2. ^ Lewis, E. (2015-03-09). "User Assigned ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2 Codes and the DNS Root Zone". Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  3. ^ Arends, R.; Lewis, E. (2020-06-08). "Top-level Domains for Private Internets". Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  4. ^ "Results of IANA Selection of IDNA Prefix". 2003-02-11. Retrieved 2021-04-26. The use of ISO 3166-1 the user-assigned elements removes the possibility that the code will duplicate a present or future ccTLD code
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