For Immediate Release
Are You Master of Your Domains?
New Map Illustrates All 245 Country Codes of the World
(San Diego, CA — October 1, 2007) At the end of every URL is a top-level domain (TLD). Although .com is the world’s most popular TLD, it is far from alone. There are more than 260 TLDs in use around the world, most of which are country codes.
Some country codes are easy to decipher, such as .au for Australia. But many codes are not so obvious, such as .lk for Sri Lanka or .za for South Africa.
That’s where the Country Codes of the World fits in.
Today Byte Level Research has published a map that illustrates not only all 245 country codes but the size of each country and territory. The result is a map that is valuable for global business executives as well as educators and students of the world.
"It used to be that companies could register a dozen country codes to effectively reach most of the world's Internet users," said John Yunker, president of Byte Level Research and developer of the map.
"Today, companies must register as many as a hundred country codes to be competitive globally -- and protect their intellectual property. This map helps executives keep track of all these country codes -- and see where the Internet is headed. For example, China is on pace to have the most popular country code on the planet by 2012."
Key features of the map include:
- Country codes sized relative to the population of each country/territory
- Country codes color-coded by region for easy reference
- A detailed listing of the most popular country codes (by registration) and most populous countries
How to Order
The map is available for purchase online at www.bytelevel.com/map/. A smaller version of the map that includes 180 country code domains is also available.
About Byte Level Research
Founded in 2000, Byte Level Research is the world's leading authority on Web globalization. John Yunker, president and chief analyst of Byte Level Research, is editor of Global by Design, a publication devoted to Website globalization best practices.