bz domain Domain

The domain extension .bz is the country-specific top-level domain from Belize, a country in Central America, which was founded only four decades ago. Belize originated in 1981 from the colony British Honduras. The country has borders with Mexico and Guatemala. The culture of the country is strongly influenced by the Maya, while one third of the population has African roots. As a former colony of the British Empire, the country is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. Ten years after the independence of the country and the foundation of the state, the domain extension .bz was launched on September 3, 1991. It is administered by the University of Belize.

Award guidelines

Registrations of a domain address under the ending .bz can take place on second and third level. A .bz domain name can be registered by any individual and any company, regardless of their residence, registered office or whether the company has a branch office in Belize.

Use

The domain extension .bz is not only used by individuals or companies based in Belize or by persons having family or other ties to this country or companies that have business connections to this country and who deem it necessary to show this publicly by registering a domain address with this domain extension. The .bz domain extension is also often used as an abbreviation for "business" by many companies. Furthermore a lot of companies located in South Tyrol / Italy use this domain extension for their domain address because of the appropriate abbreviation for the province Bolzano.

Meaning

For Belize itself this domain extension has little meaning. Although the economy of the country has grown strongly in recent years. However, a high national debt of 85 percent of the gross domestic product severely limits the country's ability to act in terms of economic policy. One third of the country's population lives below the poverty line and therefore has no access to the WWW. The use of the domain extension .bz within Belize, especially by private individuals, is therefore modest. And many companies do not register a domain address as a matter of principle. The importance of this domain ending can therefore be considered as rather low. The possibility of using the domain extension for local purposes in South Tyrol does not change this fact.