.bi

.bi is the country-code top-level domain for Burundi and is managed by the country's national computing authority. The registry describes its naming policy as relatively liberal, including access for foreign entities without requiring a local administrative contact or local DNS.

The rules are nevertheless more selective than a simple first-come, first-served open namespace. NIC.BI says a domain should relate to the registrant's business name or one of its marks and follow the principle that the domain should “reflect the truth”. Certain government-related labels are restricted, and the registry discourages generic or geographic names that could mislead users.

For a Burundi-related business or organization, .bi provides a direct national identity. International companies can also qualify where the requested name genuinely relates to their business or mark.

The letters may have other branding meanings outside Burundi, but the registry explicitly treats .bi as Burundi's country domain. VYR classifies .bi as mixed because foreign registration is possible without local presence, while name-purpose and registry discretion rules remain significant.