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    How is address-space distributed globally?

    IP addresses are not distributed on a country-basis, but is distributed in a hierarchical way. The IANA allocates blocks of IP address space to Regional Internet Registries (RIRs). RIRs allocate blocks of IP address space to Local Internet Registries(LIRs) who in turn can assign the addresses to users in any country in their region.

    There are currently four Regional Internet Registries:
    You should be able to find an IP address in ONE of the registries.

    ARIN - American Registry for Internet Numbers
    http://www.arin.net
    ARIN Whois: http://ww2.arin.net/tools/whois_help.html

    RIPE NCC - Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre
    http://www.ripe.net
    RIPE Whois: http://www.ripe.net/perl/whois

    APNIC - Asia Pacific Network Information Centre
    http://www.apnic.net
    APNIC Whois: http://www.apnic.net/apnic-bin/whois.pl

    LACNIC - Latin American and Caribbean IP address Regional Registry
    http://lacnic.net
    LACNIC Whois: http://lacnic.net/cgi-bin/lacnic/whois

    In addition, there are currently another RIRs in formation stages, to handle Africa (AFRINIC).

    Africa is currently handled by ARIN and RIPE NCC.

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AFGHANISTAN AF AFG APNIC
ALBANIA AL ALB RIPE NCC
ALGERIA DZ DZA RIPE NCC
AMERICAN SAMOA AS ASM APNIC
ANDORRA AD AND RIPE NCC
ANGOLA AO AGO ARIN
ANGUILLA AI AIA ARIN
ANTARCTICA AQ ATA ARIN
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AG ATG ARIN
ARGENTINA AR ARG LACNIC
ARMENIA AM ARM RIPE NCC
ARUBA AW ABW LACNIC
AUSTRALIA AU AUS APNIC
AUSTRIA AT AUT RIPE NCC
AZERBAIJAN AZ AZE RIPE NCC
BAHAMAS BS BHS ARIN
BAHRAIN BH BHR RIPE NCC
BANGLADESH BD BGD APNIC
BARBADOS BB BRB ARIN
BELARUS BY BLR RIPE NCC
BELGIUM BE BEL RIPE NCC
BELIZE BZ BLZ LACNIC
BENIN BJ BEN RIPE NCC
BERMUDA BM BMU ARIN
BHUTAN BT BTN APNIC
BOLIVIA BO BOL LACNIC
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOWINA BA BIH RIPE NCC
BOTSWANA BW BWA ARIN
BOUVET ISLAND BV BVT ARIN
BRAZIL BR BRA LACNIC
BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY IO IOT APNIC
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM BN BRN APNIC
BULGARIA BG BGR RIPE NCC
BURKINA FASO BF BFA RIPE NCC
BURUNDI BI BDI ARIN
CAMBODIA KH KHM APNIC
CAMEROON CM CMR RIPE NCC
CANADA CA CAN ARIN
CAPE VERDE CV CPV RIPE NCC
CAYMAN ISLANDS KY CYM ARIN
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CF CAF RIPE NCC
CHAD TD TCD RIPE NCC
CHILE CL CHL LACNIC
CHINA CN CHN APNIC
CHRISTMAS ISLAND CX CXR APNIC
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS CC CCK APNIC
COLOMBIA CO COL LACNIC
COMOROS KM COM APNIC
CONGO CG COG ARIN
CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CD COD ARIN
COOK ISLANDS CK COK APNIC
COSTA RICA CR CRI LACNIC
COTE D'IVOIRE CI CIV RIPE NCC
CROATIA (local name: Hrvatska) HR HRV RIPE NCC
CUBA CU CUB LACNIC
CYPRUS CY CYP RIPE NCC
CZECH REPUBLIC CZ CZE RIPE NCC
DENMARK DK DNK RIPE NCC
DJIBOUTI DJ DJI RIPE NCC
DOMINICA DM DMA ARIN
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DO DOM LACNIC
EAST TIMOR TL TLS APNIC
ECUADOR EC ECU LACNIC
EGYPT EG EGY RIPE NCC
EL SALVADOR SV SLV LACNIC
EQUATORIAL GUINEA GQ GNQ RIPE NCC
ERITREA ER ERI RIPE NCC
ESTONIA EE EST RIPE NCC
ETHIOPIA ET ETH RIPE NCC
FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) FK FLK LACNIC
FAROE ISLANDS FO FRO RIPE NCC
FIJI FJ FJI APNIC
FINLAND FI FIN RIPE NCC
FRANCE FR FRA RIPE NCC
FRENCH GUIANA GF GUF LACNIC
FRENCH POLYNESIA PF PYF APNIC
FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES TF ATF APNIC
GABON GA GAB RIPE NCC
GAMBIA GM GMB RIPE NCC
GEORGIA GE GEO RIPE NCC
GERMANY DE DEU RIPE NCC
GHANA GH GHA RIPE NCC
GIBRALTAR GI GIB RIPE NCC
GREECE GR GRC RIPE NCC
GREENLAND GL GRL RIPE NCC
GRENADA GD GRD ARIN
GUADELOUPE GP GLP ARIN
GUAM GU GUM APNIC
GUATEMALA GT GTM LACNIC
GUINEA GN GIN RIPE NCC
GUINEA-BISSAU GW GNB RIPE NCC
GUYANA GY GUY LACNIC
HAITI HT HTI LACNIC
HEARD AND MC DONALD ISLANDS HM HMD ARIN
HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE) VA VAT RIPE NCC
HONDURAS HN HND LACNIC
HONG KONG HK HKG APNIC
HUNGARY HU HUN RIPE NCC
ICELAND IS ISL RIPE NCC
INDIA IN IND APNIC
INDONESIA ID IDN APNIC
IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) IR IRN RIPE NCC
IRAQ IQ IRQ RIPE NCC
IRELAND IE IRL RIPE NCC
ISRAEL IL ISR RIPE NCC
ITALY IT ITA RIPE NCC
JAMAICA JM JAM ARIN
JAPAN JP JPN APNIC
JORDAN JO JOR RIPE NCC
KAZAKHSTAN KZ KAZ RIPE NCC
KENYA KE KEN RIPE NCC
KIRIBATI KI KIR APNIC
KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KP PRK APNIC
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF KR KOR APNIC
KUWAIT KW KWT RIPE NCC
KYRGYZSTAN KG KGZ RIPE NCC
LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC LA LAO APNIC
LATVIA LV LVA RIPE NCC
LEBANON LB LBN RIPE NCC
LESOTHO LS LSO ARIN
LIBERIA LR LBR RIPE NCC
LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA LY LBY RIPE NCC
LIECHTENSTEIN LI LIE RIPE NCC
LITHUANIA LT LTU RIPE NCC
LUXEMBOURG LU LUX RIPE NCC
MACAO MO MAC APNIC
MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MK MKD RIPE NCC
MADAGASCAR MG MDG APNIC
MALAWI MW MWI ARIN
MALAYSIA MY MYS APNIC
MALDIVES MV MDV APNIC
MALI ML MLI RIPE NCC
MALTA MT MLT RIPE NCC
MARSHALL ISLANDS MH MHL APNIC
MARTINIQUE MQ MTQ ARIN
MAURITANIA MR MRT RIPE NCC
MAURITIUS MU MUS APNIC
MAYOTTE YT MYT APNIC
MEXICO MX MEX LACNIC
MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF FM FSM APNIC
MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF MD MDA RIPE NCC
MONACO MC MCO RIPE NCC
MONGOLIA MN MNG APNIC
MONTSERRAT MS MSR RIPE NCC
MOROCCO MA MAR RIPE NCC
MOZAMBIQUE MZ MOZ ARIN
MYANMAR MM MMR APNIC
NAMIBIA NA NAM ARIN
NAURU NR NRU APNIC
NEPAL NP NPL APNIC
NETHERLANDS NL NLD RIPE NCC
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES AN ANT LACNIC
NEW CALEDONIA NC NCL APNIC
NEW ZEALAND NZ NZL APNIC
NICARAGUA NI NIC LACNIC
NIGER NE NER RIPE NCC
NIGERIA NG NGA RIPE NCC
NIUE NU NIU APNIC
NORFOLK ISLAND NF NFK APNIC
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS MP MNP APNIC
NORWAY NO NOR RIPE NCC
OMAN OM OMN RIPE NCC
PAKISTAN PK PAK APNIC
PALAU PW PLW APNIC
PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, OCCUPIED PS PSE RIPE NCC
PANAMA PA PAN LACNIC
PAPUA NEW GUINEA PG PNG APNIC
PARAGUAY PY PRY LACNIC
PERU PE PER LACNIC
PHILIPPINES PH PHL APNIC
PITCAIRN PN PCN APNIC
POLAND PL POL RIPE NCC
PORTUGAL PT PRT RIPE NCC
PUERTO RICO PR PRI ARIN
QATAR QA QAT RIPE NCC
REUNION RE REU APNIC
ROMANIA RO ROU RIPE NCC
RUSSIAN FEDERATION RU RUS RIPE NCC
RWANDA RW RWA ARIN
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS KN KNA ARIN
SAINT LUCIA LC LCA ARIN
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES VC VCT ARIN
SAMOA WS WSM APNIC
SAN MARINO SM SMR RIPE NCC
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE ST STP RIPE NCC
SAUDI ARABIA SA SAU RIPE NCC
SENEGAL SN SEN RIPE NCC
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO CS SCG RIPE NCC
SEYCHELLES SC SYC APNIC
SIERRA LEONE SL SLE RIPE NCC
SINGAPORE SG SGP APNIC
SLOVAKIA (Slovak Republic) SK SVK RIPE NCC
SLOVENIA SI SVN RIPE NCC
SOLOMON ISLANDS SB SLB APNIC
SOMALIA SO SOM RIPE NCC
SOUTH AFRICA ZA ZAF ARIN
SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS GS SGS LACNIC
SPAIN ES ESP RIPE NCC
SRI LANKA LK LKA APNIC
ST. HELENA SH SHN ARIN
ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON PM SPM ARIN
SUDAN SD SDN RIPE NCC
SURINAME SR SUR LACNIC
SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN ISLANDS SJ SJM RIPE NCC
SWAZILAND SZ SWZ ARIN
SWEDEN SE SWE RIPE NCC
SWITZERLAND CH CHE RIPE NCC
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC SY SYR RIPE NCC
TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA TW TWN APNIC
TAJIKISTAN TJ TJK RIPE NCC
TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF TZ TZA ARIN
THAILAND TH THA APNIC
TOGO TG TGO RIPE NCC
TOKELAU TK TKL APNIC
TONGA TO TON APNIC
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TT TTO LACNIC
TUNISIA TN TUN RIPE NCC
TURKEY TR TUR RIPE NCC
TURKMENISTAN TM TKM RIPE NCC
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS TC TCA ARIN
TUVALU TV TUV APNIC
UGANDA UG UGA RIPE NCC
UKRAINE UA UKR RIPE NCC
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AE ARE RIPE NCC
UNITED KINGDOM UK GBR RIPE NCC
UNITED STATES US USA ARIN
UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS UM UMI ARIN
URUGUAY UY URY LACNIC
UZBEKISTAN UZ UZB RIPE NCC
VANUATU VU VUT APNIC
VENEZUELA VE VEN LACNIC
VIET NAM VN VNM APNIC
VIRGIN ISLANDS (BRITISH) VG VGB ARIN
VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.) VI VIR ARIN
WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS WF WLF APNIC
WESTERN SAHARA EH ESH RIPE NCC
YEMEN YE YEM RIPE NCC
ZAMBIA ZM ZMB ARIN
ZIMBABWE ZW ZWE ARIN

       

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