vc-domain Domain

The domain extension .vc is the country-specific top-level domain of the Caribbean island state St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The archipelago is located south of St. Lucia as well as north of Grenada and about 180 kilometers east of the island Barbados. The island state consists of the island of St. Vincent and the 32 islands of the Northern Grenadines, which geographically belong to the Lesser Antilles. The country exports mainly bananas, flour and rice to countries such as Great Britain, but also to Trinidad and Tobago and to St. Lucia and Barbados. However, the most important economic factor is tourism. About 60 percent of the people on the islands work in this industry. The approximately 111,000 inhabitants of the island state have access to fixed and mobile telephone networks and also to the WWW.

Issuing guidelines for domain extensions

Domains with the domain extension .vc can be registered since 3 September 1991. The domain extension is administered by the Department of Telecommunications, Science, Technology and Industry, which is based in Kingstown. Technical support is provided by Afilias. The .vc domain name can be registered by any individual or business, regardless of whether they have a residence, registered office or branch office on one of the islands.

Use and meaning of the domain extension

The meaning of the domain ending .vc in the registration of a domain name has hardly any meaning for the inhabitants of the Caribbean island state St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Many of the inhabitants have no access to the WWW at all and therefore have no interest in a domain address. There are only a few domain addresses that are registered by private persons in this country. Mainly companies from the tourism sector register a website with the domain extension .vc. Since there is no industry on the islands of the island state, the other international interest in this domain extension is rather modest. Trade takes place almost exclusively between the island state and the neighbouring islands.