About .gw domains

About .gw domains

.GW is a country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) in the DNS root zone. It is designated for Guinea-Bissau. The IANA root zone lists the registry manager as Autoridade Reguladora Nacional - Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação da Guiné-Bissau. Registration policies (who may register, local presence, pricing) are set by the registry and its accredited registrars — not by IANA.

.gw is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Guinea-Bissau. The .gw country code top-level domain was delegated multiple times to different entities. The domain was introduced to the root zone on 4 February 1997, and management of it was most recently delegated by IANA to ARN (Autoridade Reguladora Nacional – Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação da Guiné-Bissau) on 10 July 2014. The .gw domain name was launched to public registration in November 2014 with the technical help of Associação DNS.PT (Registry of .PT ccTLD).

Who can register .gw domains?

Eligibility is defined by the registry operator and its registrars. Most gTLDs are open to anyone worldwide. Many ccTLDs are also open globally; some require local presence, citizenship, or trademark rights. Always confirm current policy with the registry or your registrar.

Registration restrictions

Character rules below follow common ICANN LDH conventions. Individual registries and registrars may impose extra eligibility, length, or residency rules.

Length

2 – 63 characters (label before .gw)

Can use

Letters (a–z), numbers (0–9), and hyphens (not first/last or consecutive in restricted cases)

Cannot use

Special characters (e.g. & # @) in standard LDH labels

IDNs

Varies by registry — check IDN support with the registry or your registrar

Features

Operational features (privacy, parking, protection) are registrar-level, not defined by the IANA root zone record.

Registry information

Sponsor / manager

Autoridade Reguladora Nacional - Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação da Guiné-Bissau