Domain Name Overview

Domain Names Overview

Domain names are a hierarchical, administratively controlled namespace.
Domain names provide an easy way for people to refer to a web site.

Shortcuts: -IANA's List of country registrars or an unofficial list of Domain name registrars around the world
Other related pages: Whois , Traceroute,

Internet connections are uniquely identified with an Internet Protocol (IP) number. IP numbers (IP version 4) are a set of 4 numbers, each one ranging from 0-255. (e.g. 198.171.173.51) IP numbers are difficult for people to remember, so many organizations will register a domain name which can be mapped to specific IP numbers. For more information about IP numbers see IANA (for example see this allocation of IP numbers)

The domain name system began with several globally shared domain names ( .com, .net, .org) as well as country-specific codes ( .jp, .de, .us, .uk) Over 1,000 new top level domain names started coming online starting in 2013.

Domain Name Registration

ICANN - Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ICANN- has responsibility for the IP address space allocation, protocol parameter assignment, domain name system management, and root server system.
ICANN's list of new top level domains that are now active.
Huge list of new domains - sortable by applicant. (note: Charleston Road Registry = Google)
Registrar Market Share Statistics.
Domain Tools - offers lots of tools including being able to pull up a domain's whois history.
Analysis of domain name policies of many countries.
A long list of domain names for sale (and their pricing) from one large reseller.
example registrar links:Pakistan ( policy, pricing), Canada, Canada Registrar list, UK Second level domains, UK Statistics, Iceland Statistics,
china domain name rules: http://www1.cnnic.cn/DNSCERT/PAR/201210/t20121008_36622.htm (archive)
Iran domain name policies: http://www.nic.ir/Terms_and_Conditions_ir,_Appendix_1_Domain_Rules#Who_May_Apply (archive)

For more information see:

How DNS Works (from How stuff works)

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