Block a Country from viewing a website

All someone has to do is use a proxy in a different country to get around any country-based IP restrictions you might put up.  Someone from that country who is currently outside the country will see the link and pass it to people inside the country and they will wonder what your client is trying to hide.  "Hiding on the Internet" is just about an oxymoron.  If you want to hide something, keep it off the internet completely!!

Thanks Dave,

I tend to agree.

If after your advice though my client still wishes to block this country how would I go about it?

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You can't block countries. Only Governments could block your sites, as they often are in control over their ISP's and internet infra-structure. They can then enforce filters (that of course wouldn't be fool proof as you could still use a satellite connection over which they normally have no control).

If he still wants to block some country, that's fine.  Just make him understand that he is not hidden, that people who really really want to see his site will be able to get around it.

And yes there is no 100% foolproof way, because private proxys foe small usergroups cannot be identified.

I could practically guarantee you that most governments and quite a few private companies have proxies in other countries that you will never know about.  If you are on the internet, you are not in hiding.

It should also help to use robots.txt files to block google and others from indexing the site contents.
A webserver that is not listed on search engines is much harder to find.
It also helps to register a rather cryptic website name.