.mv | |
Introduced: | 25 September 1996 |
Type: | Country code top-level domain |
Status: | Active |
Registry: | Dhiraagu |
Intendeduse: | Entities connected with the |
Actualuse: | Some use by Maldives-related sites, especially government-related |
Restrictions: | None for .com.mv and .org.mv; other subdomains may have restrictions |
Structure: | Registrations permitted directly at second level or at third level beneath various labels |
Website: | www.dhiraagu.com.mv |
.mv is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Republic of Maldives. It is administered by Dhiraagu Pvt Ltd, a telecommunications company.
Mainly due to the unavailability of an online registration service, a whois lookup and large maintenance cost, the Maldivian ccTLD is used predominantly by government agencies and large businesses. Smaller companies and organizations prefer generic TLDs such as and