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What is .ro?

.ro is the country-code top-level domain assigned to Romania, run by National Institute for R&D in Informatics. It's live in the IANA DNS root zone. Registration is open through accredited registrars, though some country registries add local-presence or ID requirements.
Type
Country code (Romania)
Registration
Open to public
In DNS root
Yes

Registry operator: National Institute for R&D in Informatics — per the IANA root database.

Source: IANA root zone database, checked August 23, 2026.

Is .ro a real domain extension?

Yes — .ro is a real top-level domain. It's present in the official IANA DNS root zone, which is the authoritative list of every live TLD on the internet.

Who runs .ro?

.ro is operated by National Institute for R&D in Informatics, the registry responsible for Romania, per the IANA root database.

What is .ro used for?

.ro is the extension tied to Romania. Many country codes are also used generically for branding when the letters spell something useful.

Can anyone register a .ro domain?

Generally yes — .ro is open through accredited registrars, though some country registries require local presence or ID. Availability of a specific name depends on whether it's already taken.

.ro and Romania

.ro is the country-code top-level domain assigned to Romania, administered by the registry National Institute for R&D in Informatics.

.ro is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Romania. It is administered by the National Institute for R&D in Informatics. As of December 2007, about 250,000 domains were registered under the .ro domain. In June 2008 there were around 6.8 million Google results for the .ro domain. In June 2012, there were 732,867 .ro domain names, while in September 2017, there were 928,357.

Source: Wikipedia — .ro (CC BY-SA)

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