Domain .an - national domain: Netherlands Antilles

Alternatives for a domain for the former Netherlands Antilles

Although the .an extension is no longer available, you can now register other domains, such as:

• .nl domain. National extension for the Kingdom of the Netherlands, available without restrictions regarding their names, also for foreign entities. To register it, you need the administrative contact with a physical address on the territory of Holland. In Let's Domains we offer a trustee service —meaning we provide a local address for each registered .nl domain. 
• .sx domain. Assigned to the territory of Sint Maarten, it's available to register without any restrictions.
• .cw domain. Linked to Curaçao. Registration is available exclusively to entities with a physical presence in Curaçao. 
  
  One other domain extension was introduced, but isn't in active use or available for public domain registrations:
• .bq domain. This extension comprises the islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba. 
  
  

.an domain information

The .an domain was the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the former Netherlands Antilles. It was introduced in 1993 and administered by the University of the Netherlands Antilles. The domain was phased out after the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010. As of November 2010, the .an domain remained live with over 800 domains registered under .an, including secondary levels. On 31 July 2015, use of the domain was discontinued.

With the deletion of .an from the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 register, the ISO codes CW (Curaçao), SX (Sint Maarten), and BQ (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba) were designated, and new ccTLDs were introduced: .cw, .sx, and .bq, respectively. These new domains have since replaced .an for entities connected with these regions.