.al

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.al

Introduced	21 April 1992
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	Electronic and Postal Communications Authority (AKEP)
Sponsor	Electronic and Postal Communications Authority
Intended use	Entities connected with  Albania
Actual use	Very popular in Albania, also used elsewhere. Sometimes used in the US state of Alabama.
Registration restrictions	Free for anyone, some restrictions apply only on second level domains (ex: .com.al) which are allowed only for Albanian citizens and businesses registered in Albania
Dispute policies	Disputes must be with registrant alone; NIC disclaims all legal responsibilities
Registry website	akep.al

.al is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Albania. It is administered by the Electronic and Postal Communications Authority of Albania (AKEP).

AKEP recommends that .al domain registrations be performed with one of the AKEP accredited registrars.^[1] There are also international registrars that resell .al domains.^[2] Domain names should be between 2 and 63 characters. Although the Albanian language has a number of special characters, the registry has not enabled the use of IDN characters.