pr-domain Domain

The domain extension .pr is the country-specific top-level domain from Puerto Rico, an outer territory of the United States with about 4 million inhabitants and the capital San Juan. Puerto Rico means "rich port" and is considered the richest country in South America. Spanish is spoken in Puerto Rico, payment is made with the US dollar.

Award guidelines

There are numerous second-level domains under .pr, which can be registered by any natural person or legal entity without a domicile, headquarters or branch office in Puerto Rico. Also for the top-level domain ending in .pr a residence or a company headquarter directly in Puerto Rico is not necessary. All Portuguese, German, Spanish and French special characters may be used in the .pr domain name.

Use

Since the United States is the main business partner of Puerto Rico, there are also many US companies that have registered a domain address ending in .pr. This is because US companies invest a lot in Puerto Rico. Also Puerto Ricans, who now live in the USA or elsewhere in the world, express with the registration of a .pr domain name their still lasting attachment to their home country. And also many tourism companies advertise the beauty of the country on a website with this domain extension. Because of its affiliation to the United States, Puerto Rico is considered politically stable and very safe for travelers compared to other South American countries. Especially the US-Americans appreciate Puerto Rico as a holiday destination. The infrastructure in the country is quite well developed. Many of the 3.1 million inhabitants have access to the WWW. Nevertheless, there are quite few registrations under this domain extension from private persons from Puerto Rico.

Meaning

The importance of the .pr domain is considered to be very high, especially by US companies that maintain economic relations with the foreign territory of the United States. Outside of Puerto Rico and the USA, however, the domain extension is of rather minor importance. The products that are shipped from Puerto Rico via the large seaport there mainly to the USA include tobacco, seafood, but also coffee, pineapple, bananas and ginger as well as the world-famous Barcadi rum.