.ba

.ba

Introduced	14 August 1996
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	University Tele-Information Center
Sponsor	University Tele-Information Center
Intended use	Entities connected with Bosnia and Herzegovina
Actual use	Fairly popular in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Registered domains	33,032 (2025-12-09) [1]
Registration restrictions	Must be located in Bosnia-Herzegovina or have representative there
Structure	Registrations are directly at second level, or at third level beneath some second-level labels
Documents	Regulations [ dead link ]
Registry website	nic.ba

.ba is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is administered by the University Teleinformation Center.

Registration

The procedure for registering domains within .ba is slightly more complicated than in other ccTLDs; the process is defined by laws and regulations of BiH institutions. ^[2]

While international domains can be bought by anyone without any additional requests and documents, .BA domains can be registered by only entities that meet all requirements listed in the Regulations.

While domain registration is free, a local presence is needed. Any company that has a registered name or registered trademark in Bosnia–Herzegovina can register an eponymous .BA domain (provided that the domain is not already taken), though some additional caveats apply.

Second-level domains

Privately owned second-level domains are permitted, which for-profit companies use. But there are also standardised second level domains:

Domain	Intended users
.edu.ba	Educational organisations
.gov.ba	Governmental authorities
.net.ba	Network operators
.org.ba	Non profit organisations
.mil.ba	Military entities and affiliated organisations [1]

The rules for the standardised second level domains are fairly well enforced.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Nic .ba". Nic .ba. 2025-12-09. Archived from the original on 2025-12-09. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
2. "Regulations regarding the registration of the BA domain". NIC.BA. Archived from the original on 2020-07-09. Retrieved 2020-11-28.

External links

• IANA Delegation Record for .BA
• Official website