What is .et?
A little context on Ethiopia: the capital is Addis Ababa, the main language is Amharic, the currency is the Ethiopian birr (ETB) and the international dialing code is +251. It's landlocked.
Ethiopia shares land borders with 6 countries, so the ccTLDs next door are .dj (Djibouti), .er (Eritrea), .ke (Kenya), .so (Somalia), .ss (South Sudan) and .sd (Sudan).
IANA lists Ethio telecom as the manager of .et, with an address in Ethiopia. The registry's website is http://www.ethiotelecom.et. ccTLD managers set their own policies — who can register, which second-level names exist, pricing to registrars — so those rules differ from country to country.
On the technical side, .et is served by 4 authoritative name servers, none of them with an IPv6 address. It is also DNSSEC-signed: the root zone carries a DS record for .et, which lets validating resolvers check its answers cryptographically.
.et FAQ
What country is .et?
.et is the country-code top-level domain for Ethiopia, in Eastern Africa.
What is Ethiopia's domain extension?
Ethiopia's website extension is .et, its country-code top-level domain. "ET" is its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.
Who owns the .et domain?
IANA lists Ethio telecom as the manager of .et: it runs the registry and sets the rules for Ethiopia's ccTLD. Individual .et names belong to whoever registers them.
Can I register a .et domain from the US?
It depends on Ethio telecom's policy. Some ccTLDs are open to anyone in the world, while others require a local address, company or trademark. Check the registry (http://www.ethiotelecom.et) or an accredited registrar before you buy.
Is .et DNSSEC-signed?
Yes. The root zone has a DS record for .et, so DNSSEC validation works all the way down from the root.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed September 19, 2025. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
