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Country Information
Complete Name of the Country Republic of Cyprus
Population 818,200.
Official Language(s) Greek, Turkish, English.
Currency Cyprus Pound / Turkish Lira (turkish side)
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CYPLYUS
ccTLD .CY
Country Cyprus
TLD .cy
Name of registry University of Cyprus
Website of registry  http://www.nic.cy
Original Control of Registry University of Cyprus
Control of Registry (Current) University of Cyprus
Type of Organization State University
Date ccTLD was created July the 26th 1994
Number of reg. domains around 4000 (end of 2004)
2004 Avg. # of registrations / mth NOT PROVIDED
Number of Registrants 0
Liberation Important dates Nov. 1st 2002
Liberation Progress Administrative contact must be a cypres resident
 
Rules
 • Standard Sub Domains immediately before the .ccTLD
ac.cy , net.cy , gov.cy , org.cy , pro.cy , name.cy , ekloges.cy , tm.cy , ltd.cy , biz.cy , press.cy , parliament.cy , com.cy
 • Private Customers allowed?
Yes
 • Domains per applicant
Ten (10) Domain Name allocations will be allowed per Registrant. One Domain Name will be allowed per Registrant who is a natural person.
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Approximate Processing time
1 Weekday

 • Preconditions Summary
The administrative contact must be a permanent resident of Cyprus.

Registration Highlights
 • Administrative Contact needed in Cyprus
 
• No Generic names allowed
  
Summary
The ccTLD .cy was established by the Internic on July the 26th 1994 and has ever since been managed by the University of Cyprus on a non for profit basis. After November the 1st 2002, all individuals and organizations can register a .cy ccTLD with the condition that the administrative contract given on the application is a permanent resident of Cyprus. Companies can register up to ten domain names, and individuals (natural persons) can register up to one. Exceptions can be made in cases where the individual is also a member of an organization in which case he/she can register an additional domain name on behalf of this organisation. There are currently about 4000 domain names registered under the .cy ccTLD.

Additional Information
 • Paper application Required?
YES
 • Automat. Protocol?
Email Template
 • Trade Mark Particular Process?
NO
 • Semantic Control?
Generic, sectoral or a fundamental names which identify a branch, group, activity, profession or business sector.
 • Minimum Length of domain name
3
 • Maximum Length of domain name
63
 • Registration through Registrars Available
NO
 • Direct Registration Available
YES
 
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