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South Sudan Gets Own Internet Domain<BR>
Source : <A href="http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/east/South-Sudan-Gets-Own-Internet-Domain-127519153.html">http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/east/South-Sudan-Gets-Own-Internet-Domain-127519153.html</A><BR>
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The new nation of South Sudan has been assigned its own Internet domain code.<BR><BR>Websites in the country will feature the suffix ".ss". The code, known as the alpha-2 code, was assigned by the International Organization for Standardization, which helps set standards for the Internet and other technical fields.<BR><BR>The code for Sudan remains ".sd". South Sudan split from Sudan last month, six years after the end of a long civil war. <BR><BR>South Sudan's acting telecommunications minister, Madut Biar Yel, says the country also received "SSD" as its alpha-3 code. That code is used to mark passports and national currency and is also by police, aviation, and meteorological officials.<BR><BR>Madut thanked the ISO for expediting the new codes and said they are another sign that South Sudan is recognized internationally.<BR> </div></body>
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