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.tw is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Republic of China (Taiwan). The domain name is based on the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code TW. The registry is maintained by TWNIC. Registrations are accepted by commercial registrars. Neulevel has entered into a partnership with TWNIC to market the tw outside Taiwan.

ICANN assigned two internationalized domain names (IDN) for Taiwan on June 25, 2010:

* 台灣 - taiwan in traditional Chinese characters (DNS name: xn--kpry57d)

* 台湾 - taiwan in simplified Chinese characters (DNS name: xn--kprw13d)

No registrations under these domain have been conducted as of August 2010.

Registrations under tw are possible in second-level space or under various domains as third-level domains:

* edu.tw: for educational and academic institutions

* gov.tw: for ROC government agencies, operated by the Republic of China (Taiwan)

* mil.tw: for the Republic of China Armed Forces, operated by the Republic of China (Taiwan)

* com.tw: for companies or firms (Taiwanese or foreign) registered under the laws of their country

* net.tw: for network or telecommunications license holders

* org.tw: for non-profit organizations (Taiwanese or foreign) established according to the laws of their country

* idv.tw: for individuals (must verify their identity by e-mail)

* game.tw: unrestricted (but registrant must verify their identity by email)

* ebiz.tw: unrestricted (but registrant must verify their identity by email)

* club.tw: unrestricted (but registrant must verify their identity by email)

* tw: unrestricted

Domain names in Chinese characters may also be registered at the second level. Furthermore, any registrant of a standard domain name who has chosen a domestic registrar may automatically get two more domain names in Chinese characters in the following second-level domains: 網路.tw, 組織.tw and 商業.tw. These second-level domains correspond to net.tw, org.tw and com.tw, respectively.