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| Introduced | 29 March 1993 |
|---|---|
| Removed | (optional) |
| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | ARCEP, Onatel SA |
| Sponsor | ARCEP |
| Intended use | Entities connected with Burkina Faso |
| Actual use | Some use in Burkina Faso, occasionally used by dating sites |
| Registered domains | 2,024 (31 December 2022)1 |
| Registration restrictions | Unknown |
| Structure | Registrations are made directly at second level; government sites are often at third level beneath .gov.bf |
| Documents | Procedures and forms |
| Dispute policies | Unknown |
| DNS name | DNS name of internationalized TLD |
| DNSSEC | Yes if DNSSEC is implemented in the TLD, otherwise No or Unknown |
| IDN | Yes if IDN is implemented in the TLD, otherwise No |
| Registry website | www |
.bf is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the West African nation of Burkina Faso.2 It was introduced in 1993.345
It is administered by the ARCEP since 2011. Previously it was sponsored and administered by Delegational Generale Informatique (DELGI).
References
References
- "Statistiques | Registre officiel du domaine national «.bf»".
- ".bf Domain Delegation Data". www.iana.org. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
- The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 2013, pp. 113–, ISBN 978-0-16-092195-7
- Tim Schumacher; Thomas Ernstschneider; Andrea Wiehager (11 March 2013), Domain-Namen im Internet: Ein Wegweiser für Namensstrategien (in German), Springer-Verlag, pp. 189–, ISBN 978-3-642-55963-1
- "IANA — Report on the Redelegation of the .BF domain representing Burkina Faso to the Autorité de Régulation des Communications Electroniques". www.iana.org. Retrieved 2021-02-11.