HACKER Q&A
📣 glub103011

What happens to the domain (ccTLd) if the country disappears?


For example, if a country disappears due to a natural disaster (earthquake, volcanic eruption, tsunami...) or war, will the domain be managed by ICANN? As an extreme example, if Palestine is wiped off the face of the earth by war, what happens to the .ps domain?

  👤 elp Accepted Answer ✓
Like most things ICANN there is a working group for it https://ccnso.icann.org/en/workinggroups/pdp-retirement.htm

In practice though there are tons of politics involved and something like .su is supposed to be sunset but everyone is really careful not to mention .io Realistically I'm not sure there will ever be a consensus around what this. Too many diverging opinions.

👤 johncoltrane
See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38034435 for former Yugoslavia.
👤 davikr
.su still exists even though the Soviet Union is no longer a country, but .yu (Yugoslavia) was fully retired and migrated to .me and .rs in 2010.
👤 2Gkashmiri
what if israel is wiped out and then what will happen to .il?