.country Domain Registration India
.country is an open generic top-level domain run by Internet Naming Co. and in the root since 31 March 2014. WebJi® charges ₹3,500 a year, with renewal also ₹3,500, before 18% GST. It suits sites about one nation or rural life — study-abroad counsellors, country guides, diaspora groups and farm-stays.
For Indian travel writers, study-abroad counsellors, diaspora associations and countryside businesses weighing a .country address.
INR billing
- Registration
- ₹3,500/yr
- Renewal
- ₹3,500/yr
- Term
- 1–10 yrs
- Billing
- INR + GST
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Last editorial update: 14 November 2026. Prices follow the dated sources on this page; checkout confirms current charges.
What is the .country domain and who runs it?
.country is an open generic top-level domain managed by Internet Naming Co. of Grand Cayman, with Tucows providing the technical registry back end. IANA shows it delegated on 31 March 2014, first to Top Level Domain Holdings Limited; the registry passed to Internet Naming Co. in a transfer that IANA reported in November 2022.
The word works two ways in English: a nation (“country guide”) and the countryside (“country retreat”, “country music”). Both readings are fair game, which is what makes the extension usable beyond travel.
| Field | Record |
|---|---|
| Category | Generic TLD, Latin script |
| Manager | Internet Naming Co., West Bay, Grand Cayman |
| Technical contact | Tucows.com, Co., Toronto |
| In the root since | 31 March 2014 |
| Manager change | From Top Level Domain Holdings Limited, reported 16 November 2022 |
| DNSSEC | Secure delegation (DS record published) |
Who in India would buy a .country name?
.country earns its price for people whose whole site is about one foreign nation, or about rural life — study-abroad consultants, country-guide writers, diaspora groups and farm-stay owners. For a general Indian business it adds little over .in or .com.
| Reading | Buyer | Name pattern |
|---|---|---|
| A nation | Study-abroad counsellor focused on one destination | studyinireland.country |
| Travel writer publishing a single-country guide | vietnamonabudget.country | |
| Indian diaspora association abroad | malayalisinkenya.country | |
| The countryside | Farm-stay or rural homestay | coorgestate.country |
| Country and folk music band or festival | hillsidejamboree.country |
Country and territory names themselves (for example, a bare national name before the dot) may be reserved under ICANN rules or held back as registry premiums; the search box shows whether a given label can be bought.
How much is a .country domain in rupees?
A standard .country name is ₹3,500 a year at WebJi®, and renewal stays at the same ₹3,500, before 18% GST. Because the two figures match, a three-year booking is simply ₹10,500 before tax, and there is no renewal jump to budget for.
| Extension | Year 1 | Renewal | Three years |
|---|---|---|---|
| .country | ₹3,500 | ₹3,500 | ₹10,500 |
| .international | ₹1,815 | ₹2,205 | ₹6,225 |
| .place | ₹2,700 | ₹3,263 | ₹9,226 |
| .world | ₹4,130 | ₹4,387 | ₹12,904 |
Three years = first year + two renewals. Prices read from WebJi® billing on 14 November 2026; premium labels are quoted separately before payment. Order .country →
Does .country have any eligibility rules?
No. Anyone — an individual, a proprietorship or a company, in India or abroad — can hold a .country name without proving a link to any nation. The registry applies only the normal gTLD obligations: correct contact data, a working email for ICANN’s verification message, and use within its anti-abuse policy.
Two practical cautions apply to this extension in particular. A name implying official status (an embassy, a tourism board, a visa authority) invites complaints even when it is technically available, and a trademark owner can challenge a confusing name under the UDRP.
.country, .international or .world — how to decide
Pick .country when the site is about one specific nation or about rural life; pick .international or .world when the business spans many markets. Search engines treat all of them as generic, so none signals a target country to Google — that is done with content, hreflang and Search Console settings.
- Write the name aloud. “studyinireland dot country” works; “acmeexports dot country” does not explain itself.
- Check the cheaper option. A multi-market exporter usually reads better on .international at roughly half the three-year cost.
- Secure your core name first. Keep the main brand on .in or .com and point the .country name at a single campaign or guide.
Putting a .country site online
A .country domain behaves like any other gTLD once registered: set nameservers, publish DNS records and it resolves within hours. A guide or counselling site runs comfortably on WordPress hosting; the domain registration India hub compares every extension we sell, and domain transfer covers moving an existing .country name here.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the registry operator for .country?
Internet Naming Co., based in West Bay, Grand Cayman, manages .country according to IANA, with Tucows as technical contact. It took over from Top Level Domain Holdings Limited, the original 2014 delegate, in a transfer reported in November 2022.
Why is .country renewal the same as the first-year price?
WebJi® billing lists .country without a first-year discount, so registration and renewal both read ₹3,500 before GST. That makes the long-term cost predictable: five years is ₹17,500 before tax.
Can I register my country’s name as a .country domain?
Possibly not. ICANN’s registry agreement lets governments’ country and territory names be reserved at the second level, and registries often price short geographic words as premiums. Search the exact label; if it shows unavailable or premium, the reason is the registry’s list, not a prior buyer.
Will a .country domain help my site rank in that country?
No. Google treats .country as a generic extension with no geographic target. To reach readers in, say, Ireland, use English content written for them, hreflang tags and Search Console’s international settings; the extension only helps people remember the address.
Is .country DNSSEC-signed?
Yes. IANA lists a DS record for .country, so the zone has a secure delegation from the root. You can sign your own name once your DNS provider supports DNSSEC and the DS record is submitted.
Registry facts checked against IANA on 14 November 2026 · Reviewed by the WebJi® team, Jaipur.
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