.ar

.ar is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Argentina. It is administered by NIC Argentina. Registering an .ar domain (like website.ar) directly is allowed as of 2020. Previously, only 9 of the second-level domains listed below were open for registration, and a local presence in Argentina was required. Recently the extension has become synonymous with Augmented Reality and is being by many prominent AR and XR startups.

Second-level domains
As of January 2017 there are currently 12 second-level domains.


 * com.ar – Companies and individuals resident in Argentina
 * coop.ar – Registered cooperatives
 * edu.ar – Educational institutions. Currently, this second-level domain is handled by ARIU (Asociación de Redes de Interconexión Universitaria).
 * gob.ar, gov.ar – Local and national government
 * int.ar – International entities and representatives of foreign international organizations in Argentina
 * mil.ar – Military use
 * mutual.ar – Registered mutual organizations
 * net.ar – Providers of internet services licensed by the Comisión Nacional de Comunicaciones
 * org.ar – Non-profit organizations, which must present a valid proof
 * senasa.ar – Legal and human persons related to the National Food Safety and Quality Service
 * .seg.ar - for companies authorised by the Superintendence of National Insurance.
 * tur.ar – Tourism and travel companies licensed by the Ministerio de Turismo de la Nación. Provincial or municipal government agencies promoting their respective provinces or municipalities can also use this second-level domain.
 * musica.ar – Any member listed in the National Registry of Musicians and National Musical Groups
 * bet.ar – Online gambling operators, licensed by local and national government

Special characters
In November 2008, a resolution approved the use of special characters in domain names, including ñ, ç, á, é, í ó, ú, ä, ë, ï, ö, and ü. The .gob.ar domain was also approved for government entities (.gob stands for "gobierno", government in Spanish).