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European domains: Bulgarian (.bg)

Restrictions: Bulgarian domains, Must be in Bulgaria or have a representative there

.bg is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Bulgaria. It is currently operated by Register.bg.

There are some restrictions: .bg domains can be registered by Bulgarian companies and organizations, or foreign companies that have registered branches or commercial representatives in Bulgaria. The domain name has to represent the company name or its abbreviation. In general any name can be used if it is first registered as a trade mark at the Bulgarian patent office.

Since September 18, 2006, Register.bg proposes new, third-level domains with suffixes .a.bg, .b.bg etc. (a Latin letter or a digit +.bg), lower cost, with less restrictions, and targeted mainly at private individuals.

From August 25, 2008, Register.BG simplified the procedures, allowing the registration of domain names in the .bg zone without providing documented grounds (trademarks, company names) for the name. Eventual disputes are to be solved via the newly established Arbitration commitee.

.bg is DNSSEC signed since October 2007.

Background Information :

Population

2008 estimate 7,640,238 (94th) - 1998 census 7,932,984 - Density 68.9/km2 (124th) 185/sq mi

GDP

(PPP) 2007 estimate - Total $86.381 billion (63rd) - Per capita $11,310 (65th)

National Anthem

(Bulgarian) Mila Rodino (transliteration) Dear Motherland

Area

Total 110,910 km2 (104th) 42,823 sq mi - Water (%) 0.3

International Dialling Code

359

Currency

Lev (BGN)

Population type

85% Bulgarians, 9% Turkish, 5% Roma, 1% other groups

Government

Parliamentary republic - President Georgi Parvanov - Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev - Chairman of the National Assembly Georgi Pirinski Formation - Founded 681 - Last previously independent state 1422 - Autonomy within the Ottoman Empire 1878 - Unification with Eastern Rumelia 1885 - Officially recognized independence 1908 EU

Language

Bulgarian

Motto

: "Strength through unity."

Time Zone

EET (UTC+2) - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3). Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Balgariya,), officially the Republic of Bulgaria, Republika Balgariya, is a state in the Balkans. It borders five other countries: Romania to the north (mostly along the River Danube), Serbia and the Republic of Macedonia to the west, and Greece and Turkey to the south. The Black Sea defines the extent of the country to the east.

Bulgaria includes parts of the Roman provinces of Moesia, Thrace and Macedonia. Old European culture within the territory of present-day[update] Bulgaria started to produce golden artifacts by the fifth millennium BC.


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