.va

.va

.va

Internet country code top-level domain for Vatican City

.va is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Vatican City State.[1] It is administered by the Vatican Internet Service.[2]

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Background

The .va top-level domain was created in 1995[3] by Archbishop John Patrick Foley of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications.[4] The website Vatican.va went live on Christmas day 1995.[5]

Websites

There at least 23 easily adopted names starting with "www" in the .va zone, with many more email-only subdomains.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Delegation Record for .VA". Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  2. [2]
    "The Vatican Internet Service". www.lasalette.org. Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  3. [3]
    "Vatican opposes faith-based Web addresses". Religion News Service. 2009-03-07. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  4. [4]
    "Cardinal John Patrick Foley dies at the age of 76". Catholic Philly. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  5. [5]
    "Pope John Paul II Brings the Vatican Online". dummies. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  6. [6]
    "Vatican Internet Sites". www.vatican.va. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  7. [7]
    "VA Zone File". Robert Baskerville's ccTLD analysis data. 2007-12-28. Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 2007-12-28.
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