The term ccTLD refers to country code top-level domains, identified by extensions or suffixes corresponding to countries, and is an abbreviation for Country Code Top Level Domain. Each ccTLD consists of two Latin letters specific to each country, but may also include characters from other alphabets. For example, the ccTLD for France is .fr. In 2011, the number of registered ccTLDs exceeded 200. For example, some ccTLDs begin with the letter A. Each national geographic extension is administered by a national entity that establishes the conditions for allocating the associated domain names. The .fr domain is managed by the French Association for Internet Naming in Cooperation (AFNIC). For further information on this topic, other relevant sources can be consulted.
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