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Proposed top-level domain for Kosovo .xk Temporary country code top-level domain Temporary (not in root) None None Entities connected with Kosovo Kosovo None .xk is a temporary, unofficial country code top-level domain for Kosovo, assigned under the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 in 1999.https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/kosovo/#communications https://web.archive.org/web/20210111111253/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/kosovo#communications dead January 11, 2021 Kosovo - The World Factbook The World Factbook 2021-04-26 XK falls under the ISO 3166-1 "alpha-2 user-assigned codes", which include AA, ZZ, QM to QZ and XA to XZ.https://tools.ietf.org/id/draft-lewis-user-assigned-tlds-00.txt User Assigned ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2 Codes and the DNS Root Zone E. Lewis 2015-03-09 2021-04-26 This means it is reserved for private use and will not be permanently assigned to any entity – nor used as a country code top-level domain.https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-arends-private-use-tld-02 Top-level Domains for Private Internets R. Arends E. Lewis Ietf Datatracker 2020-06-08 2021-04-26 https://psg.com/~randy/lists/iesg/2003/msg01081.html Results of IANA Selection of IDNA Prefix The use of ISO 3166-1 the user-assigned elements removes the possibility that the code will duplicate a present or future ccTLD code 2003-02-11 2021-04-26 October 2022 Thus, its use is unofficial and temporary, until Kosovo is assigned its own alpha-2 country code, with possible options including .ka, .ks, .kv, and .ko (although the latter may not be chosen due to its possible use for a reunified Korea, if North and South Korea's current domains, .kp and .kr respectively, are superseded).January 2025 See also XK (user assigned code) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 Proposed top-level domain References Others collapsed Xk Category:Communications in Kosovo