.km Registration

A .km registration is obligatory if you choose to operate a website from Comoros. The .km extension, introduced in the year 1998, is the official country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the island of Comoros. All entities located in or connected with Comoros, can register a .km domain name to create a unique identity for themselves. Here are some relevant facts that will help you in the registration process.

Comoros Telecom is the domain name registration authority that is responsible for managing domain name registration under .km extension. The .km domain is managed by an administrator who is supported by a technical contact. The .km domain registration website is http://www.domaine.km.

Within the .km domain extension, there are several second level domains that serve a specific purpose. The second level domains that fall under .km registration include:

• .coop.km : for co-operatives
• .nom.km : for private individuals
• .asso.km : for associations
• .presse.km : for organizations of the press
• .medecin.km : for doctors
• .notaires.km : for notaries
• .veterinaire.km : for veterinary surgeons
• .pharmaciens.km : for pharmacists
• .gouv.km : for government agencies and organizations
• .edu .km : for professionals of universities and institutes
• .mil.km : for the military

For .km registration, domain names can contain a minimum of two characters and a maximum of 63 characters. However, there are some .km domain names that cannot be registered. Apart from its extension, a period is not allowed in the .km domain name. Moreover, the space character is not accepted and a domain name cannot begin or end with a hyphen symbol.

If you are interested in having a domain name registered with .km extension code, you must comply with the above conditions as well as other applicable rules and regulations. Check for availability of the domain name you prefer and then follow the simple registration steps outlined by the registrar. For certain .km extensions, you have to present relevant documents as proof. You can easily find several .km registration service providers if you conduct a search on the Internet.