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.SS is the designated '''country''' code '''top'''-'''level domain''' (ccTLD) for '''South Sudan''' in the '''Domain''' Name System of the Internet. It is derived from the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for '''South Sudan''', which is SS. | .SS is the designated '''country''' code '''top'''-'''level domain'''[[ (ccTLD)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country code top-level domain| (ccTLD)]] for '''South Sudan''' in the '''Domain''' Name System of the Internet. It is derived from the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for '''South Sudan''', which is SS. | ||
When South Sudan became the world’s newest country last July, it set about nation building. This included establishing a country-code top level domain (ccTLD), for which the nation wanted .ss. Although the SS string appeared on the International Standards Organisation’s ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 code list in August, the forerunner to ICANN approval for a ccTLD, .ss is still not plugged into the internet. | When South Sudan became the world’s newest country last July, it set about nation building. This included establishing a country-code top level domain (ccTLD), for which the nation wanted .ss. Although the SS string appeared on the International Standards Organisation’s ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 code list in August, the forerunner to ICANN approval for a ccTLD, .ss is still not plugged into the internet. | ||