Case Study

The PuntuEUS Foundation’s key objective for .EUS is to enhance the visibility of the Basque language online

The PuntuEUS Foundation’s key objective for .EUS is to enhance the visibility of the Basque language online

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One World, One Internet ICANN Case Study Website Registry Name Location http://domeinuak.eus PuntuEUS Fundazioa Donostia, Basque Country .EUS Date TLDs available on Internet: 3 December 2014. Number of registrations: Over 6,000 to date. “Having our own gTLD has given the Basque language a bigger and stronger presence on the Internet, and that’s important for a small cultural community like ours. ” The Basque Country is located in the western Pyrenees and straddles the border between France and Spain on the Atlantic coast. It is the home of the Basque people, who have a distinct language (Euskara) and culture. Having observed the success of the .CAT (Catalan) regional generic top-level domain (gTLD), the Basque community saw an opportunity to have its own language and culture re

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