.st is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for São Tomé and Príncipe. The code is marketed worldwide as an abbreviation for various entities. Second-level domains Registrations are taken directly at the second level, but some names have been reserved for use in specialized third-level registrations (though not all of these are actually in use at present): nic.st: Official ST domain registry (older: registry.st) gov.st: Government of São Tomé and Príncipe saotome.st: Island of São Tomé principe.st: Island of Príncipe consulado.st: São Tomé and Príncipe consulates embaixada.st: São Tomé and Príncipe embassies org.st: non-profit organisations edu.st: educational institutions net.st: network providers/operators, ISPs com.st: commercial entities store.st mil.st: Armed Forces of São Tomé and Príncipe co.st Other uses The .st domain is being marketed as a general-use domain, with a number of meanings suggested, including the abbreviation of "street", "state", short for "Star Trek" and more. The .st domain is also commonly used to create domain names that spell words ending in st, such as bur.st or ho.st. It is used for URL shortening domains like The Washington Post's wapo.st, and PlayStation's play.st. Smalltalk The Smalltalk programming language uses the .st extension, and several websites about it use the .st domain. Styria The state of Styria, in Austria, has ST as its unofficial but common abbreviation. Therefore, the .st extension is used by some small businesses located in Styria. South Tyrol Also some registrations in South Tyrol, an autonomous, chiefly German-speaking Italian province, use the .st extension to abbreviate Südtirol, its German name. Stockholm There is limited usage of .st in Stockholm, Sweden, by smaller businesses and private people. Falck Emergency in Stockholm uses .st for all their employees in the ambulance service of the Swedish capital Stockholm. Since 2018 the city has its own top level domain, .stockholm. Telstra Australia's Telstra, uses tel.st as a shortcut to its main website. The shortcut is occasionally used for marketing purposes. Australia Post Australia Post uses mypo.st as a shortcut to its site when sending SMS alerts. Washington Post The U.S. newspaper The Washington Post uses wapo.st (along with wapo.com) as a shortcut redirect to their main URL washingtonpost.com Meta Quest Meta leverages the domain metaque.st as a shortcut to their online store, which features their "Quest" line of virtual reality products. References External links IANA .st whois information Country code top-level domains Communications in São Tomé and Príncipe Computer-related introductions in