Think about the original TLDs, there was value in separating commercial, military, and government content. Unfortunately .gov is US government only and .mil is US military only. So each country would presumably want a .gov.[country-code] and .mil.[country-code] suffixes for those same reasons (and many do).
Opening up registration for non-citizens / non-residents is an option each country has. Some restrict registration more than others.
There's also an important angle that countries can set the terms of service for their ccTLD to match their laws. It's one way to ensure a country has some legislative and enforcement ability over their corner of the web.
Opening up registration for non-citizens / non-residents is an option each country has. Some restrict registration more than others.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_top-level_d...
There's also an important angle that countries can set the terms of service for their ccTLD to match their laws. It's one way to ensure a country has some legislative and enforcement ability over their corner of the web.