.mw

ccTLD
Type	ccTLD
Country
Implemented	September 3, 1997
Registry	Malawi Sustainable Development Network Programme (Malawi SDNP)
Websites	registrar.mw

.mw is the ccTLD for Malawi. It is managed by the Malawi Sustainable Development Network Programme (Malawi SDNP).

Rules and Restrictions

.mw is an Open Use ccTLD. Any natural person, company or organization can register a domain name under .mw.

Second-level Domains

• .ac.mw: for academic institutions;
• .co.mw and .com.mw: for commercial organizations;
• .coop.mw: for cooperative associations;
• .edu.mw: for higher academic institutions;
• .gov.mw: for the Malawi Government;
• .int.mw: for international treaty organizations;
• .net.mw: for networking organizations;
• .org.mw: for non-profit making organizations.

Characters

The following are required for any name to be registered as a domain name:

• the name must not start with a hyphen ("-");
• the name must contain only characters from "A to Z", "a to z", digits "0 to 9", the hyphen ("-") and the dot (".").

Country code top-level domain. Determined by "ISO 3166-1: Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions — Part 1: Country codes".