I registered my domain name recently but when I do a WhoIs, it shows that the domain is not registered. Why is that?

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Created On: 19 Sep 2012 12:00 PM

Answer Our domain registration process provisions registered domains within a matter of minutes. However, WhoIs databases take some time to update their database and this is why the domain status shows as un-registered during the initial period.