Currently, for a registration under the second level domain name .pa, the registrant has to register the same domain name under a third Level domain.[1]
Structure
Registrations are at second level, and at third level beneath second-level labels
.pa is the Internetcountry code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Panama. It was first registered in 1994-05-25.[2] It is administered by NIC Panamá, which is run by the Universidad Tecnologica de Panama.[3]
Institutions or institutions of higher education or research
edu.pa
Educational institutions or organizations, and educational projects
net.pa
Internet service providers
org.pa
Non-profit institutions or entities
gob.pa
Panamanian Government agencies or institutions
sld.pa
Health institutions or agencies
nom.pa
Natural persons
abo.pa
Professionals in the area of law (Lawyers)
ing.pa
Professionals of the engineering area
med.pa
Medical doctors
Restrictions
Any term that is listed in the list of reserved terms cannot be registered as a domain name.[5] The list consists of, but is not limited to, other generic and country-code TLDs, country names, governmental entities, and DNS related terminology.
The server the domain points to can be located in any country; with the exception of .gob.pa domains, which are used solely for Panamanian Government agencies or institutions, should point to a server physically located in Panama.[6]
References
^"Prices". Nic Panamá. 2022-12-31. Archived from the original on 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2022-12-31.