Eli5: Why do some nations use an Internet address suffix derived from their English name and others use the native nation name?

Question

IE, why does Japan use .jp and not .ni? While Germany uses .de and not .ge?

In: Technology

Answer 1

Probably because of already other existing TLD’s that would conflict with the choice.

.ni = Nicaragua
.ge = Georgia

As for why English name? IANA (the organization that maintains these lists) is owned by ICANN, which is headquartered in California.