lc domain Domain

The domain extension .lc is the country-specific top-level domain of the island state St. Lucia, which once was the crown colony of Great Britain and is now a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The island state consists of several islands, St. Lucia being the main island. In its west is the capital of the country, Mount Gimie. These islands belong to the so-called "Islands above the wind", which are part of the Lesser Antilles. The island state lies about 30 kilometres south of Martinique and north of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. More than 100 kilometres southeast of the island state is the island of Barbados. The infrastructure of the island state is quite well developed, especially on the main island St. Lucia and in the capital Mount Gimie.

Allocation guidelines of the domain extension

The domain extension .lc was launched on September 3, 1991 and is administered by the University of Puerto Rico. In addition to the top-level domain, interested parties can also choose from topic-specific second-level domains. These are primarily intended for Internet providers, organizations and companies. Every private person and also every company can register a domain with .lc as ending, no matter whether they have a residence, a company headquarters or a branch office in St. Lucia.

Use and meaning

The meaning of the domain extension .lc is very small. The reason for this is that the economic power of St. Lucia is not particularly high. Already in former times it was mainly the agriculture that ensured the survival of the people on the islands. In former times it was mainly the sugar cane plantations, where first slaves and then seasonal workers earned their daily bread, later it was the banana plantations, which even today not only provide work for a large part of the population of St. Lucia, which comprises 166,000 people, but also feed them. However, most of these people do not have access to the WWW and thus fail as potential customers for a registration of a .lc domain. However, there is great interest from foreign tour operators. Especially the main island St. Lucia is very important for tourism in the region and is the biggest employer. These are overnight guests as well as cruise ship guests who visit St. Lucia and who also like to get their information from websites with the domain extension .lc.