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.st

Internet country-code top level domain for São Tomé and Príncipe

Field	Value
name	.st
image	Dotst.png
introduced	7 November 1997
type	Country code top-level domain
status	Active
registry	Bahnhof ST Registry
sponsor	Tecnisys
intendeduse	Entities connected with São Tomé and Príncipe
actualuse	Used in São Tomé and Príncipe, but marketed worldwide for various purposes
restrictions	None
structure	Registrations are made directly at the second level
document	[Terms and Conditions](https://www.nic.st/terms-of-service)
disputepolicy	The registry obeys court orders, and judges disputes themselves for a fee
website	[.ST registry](https://www.nic.st/)

.st is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for São Tomé and Príncipe. The code is marketed worldwide as an abbreviation for various entities.

Second-level domains

Registrations are taken directly at the second level, but some names have been reserved for use in specialized third-level registrations (though not all of these are actually in use at present):

nic.st: Official ST domain registry (older: registry.st)
gov.st: Government of São Tomé and Príncipe
saotome.st: Island of São Tomé
principe.st: Island of Príncipe
consulado.st: São Tomé and Príncipe consulates
embaixada.st: São Tomé and Príncipe embassies
org.st: non-profit organisations
edu.st: educational institutions
net.st: network providers/operators, ISPs
com.st: commercial entities
store.st
mil.st: Armed Forces of São Tomé and Príncipe
co.st

Other uses

The .st domain is being marketed as a general-use domain, with a number of meanings suggested, including the abbreviation of "street", "state", short for "Star Trek" and more. The .st domain is also commonly used to create domain names that spell words ending in st, such as toa.st or ho.st. It is used for URL shortening domains like The Washington Post's wapo.st, and PlayStation's play.st.

References

"Terms and Conditions".

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