Lawsuit Denies Iraq Its ‘.IQ’ Internet Domain Code

When an interim government takes over from the US-led occupation next week, Iraq will regain its place among the world’s sovereign nations – except on the Internet.

More than 240 places have their own two-letter Internet country codes, from “.ac� for Ascension Island to “.zw� for Zimbabwe. There’s even “.ps� for the Palestinian territories.

But the domain assigned to Iraq, “.iq,� is stuck in a strange legalistic limbo because the company that administered it is under US criminal investigation.

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