{"id":351,"date":"2009-03-21T14:30:24","date_gmt":"2009-03-21T08:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.logichub.net\/blog\/?p=351"},"modified":"2015-02-05T22:50:10","modified_gmt":"2015-02-05T16:50:10","slug":"country-code-domains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.logichub.net\/blog\/2009\/03\/country-code-domains\/","title":{"rendered":"Country Code Domains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When using the internet you surely have come across a website using a country code domain name &#8211; or .cctld as they are also known. 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