.mk

.mk

Introduced	1993
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	MARNet
Sponsor	Ministry of Foreign Relations - Macedonia
Intended use	Entities connected with Macedonia
Actual use	Popular in Macedonia
Structure	Names are usually at third level beneath names like .com.mk and .org.mk, since 2008 MARnet started registering .mk domains
Website	MARnet

.mk is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Macedonia. It is administered by The Macedonian Academic Research Network (MARNET).

Available domains:

• .mk
• .com.mk
• .org.mk
• .net.mk
• .edu.mk
• .gov.mk
• .inf.mk
• .name.mk
• .pro.mk

Cyrillic domain

In November 2012, MARnet announced that the agency is planning to introduce a national Cyrillic domain. Additionally, the agency started with the process of gathering proposals from the Macedonian citizens about the form of the domain which will be applied for official registration. The call started on 19 November 2012 and it ends on 3 December 2012. The Cyrillic domain needs to contain the letters of the country's name. The form is still open and everybody can apply for an example. On December 3, MarNet has chosen six proposals (.мкд, .мак, .македонија, .рмкд, .рм and .рмак). In this second phase of the process, the Macedonian citizens can vote for the final Macedonian Cyrillic domain. The winning proposal will be officially announced in January 2013.

Final results

In the final phase of choosing the national Cyrillic domain, there were six domains. During the voting period 2,288 votes have been registered and the final results were announced on the official MARnet website.

The final results

Cyrillic domain	votes	%
.мкд	1,670	73
.мак	324	14
.рм	155	7
.македонија	122	5
.рмкд	10	0
.рмак	7	0

The Cyrillic domain .мкд will be submitted for official registration as a Macedonian Cyrillic domain.

External links

• Macedonian Academic Research Network
• IANA .mk whois information