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93 Regions
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U.S.A.
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Canada
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Mexico
Bajνo (1053)
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La Frontera (29)
Maya Heartland (380)
Northern Mexico (116)
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Sierra Madre (384)
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Yucatαn Peninsula (357)
Turkiye
East Thrace (57)
United Kingdom
Marches (60)
64 Regions
State and Provincial Regions
U.S.A.
Alabama
East Alabama (475)
Gulf Coast (408)
Mobile Bay (433)
Mobile Metropolitan Area (240)
North Alabama (1343)
Shoals (383)
Alaska
Alaska Railroad Corridor (449)
Aleutian Islands (1)
Athabascan Region (515)
Interior Alaska (340)
Iρupiat Region (7)
Kodiak Island (2)
Mat-Su Valley (72)
Prince William Sound (103)
Southcentral Alaska (176)
Southeast Alaska (237)
Southwest Alaska (3)
Arizona
Colorado River Valley (192)
Flagstaff & High Country (273)
Mogollon Rim (93)
Prescott Area (72)
Sky Islands (526)
Sonoran Desert (785)
Southeastern Arizona (221)
Verde Valley (122)
White Mountains (53)
Yuma Area (99)
Arkansas
Arkansas Delta (308)
Arkansas River Valley (208)
Caddo Territory (108)
Cherokee Heritage Region (561)
Crowleys Ridge (228)
Gulf Coastal Plain (158)
Northwest Arkansas (316)
Osage Territory (534)
Ouachita Mountains (350)
Ozark Plateau (537)
Quapaw Homeland (422)
Timberlands (30)
California
Central Coast (1086)
Central Valley (1944)
Coachella Valley (141)
Coast Ranges (4535)
Colorado Desert (7)
Gold Country (226)
High Desert (67)
Imperial Valley (53)
Inland Empire (382)
Klamath Mountains (409)
Greater Los Angeles (3866)
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Mojave Desert (635)
North Coast (651)
Peninsular Ranges (1788)
Sacramento Metro (1087)
Sacramento Valley (986)
San Francisco Bay Area (3407)
San Joaquin Valley (958)
Shasta Cascade (590)
Sierra Nevada (2792)
Silicon Valley (536)
Transverse Ranges (3189)
Wine Country (340)
Colorado
Arkansas River Valley (222)
Colorado High Rockies (487)
Continental Divide (238)
Eastern Plains (221)
Front Range (1033)
Pikes Peak Region (614)
San Juan Mountains (131)
San Luis Valley (131)
Western Slope (243)
Connecticut
Berkshire Foothills (292)
Greater Bridgeport (473)
Connecticut River Valley (1829)
Connecticut Shoreline (1855)
Gold Coast (174)
Greater Hartford (621)
Knowledge Corridor (829)
Litchfield Hills (292)
Greater New Haven (646)
Greater New London (531)
Quiet Corner (662)
Thames River Valley (531)
Delaware
District of Columbia
Washington Metropolitan Area (10,152)
Florida
Central Florida (949)
Everglades (58)
First Coast (1704)
Florida Keys (416)
Florida Panhandle (838)
Gold Coast (497)
Gulf Coast (1261)
Greater Jacksonville (1087)
Greater Miami (497)
North Florida (764)
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Greater Pensacola (316)
South Florida (497)
Space Coast (429)
Greater Tallahassee (396)
Tampa Bay (1024)
Treasure Coast (268)
Georgia
Antebellum Trail (290)
Greater Augusta (496)
Classic City Area (269)
Coastal Plain (1979)
Greater Columbus (415)
Metro Atlanta (1689)
Mountains (2044)
Piedmont (3449)
Greater Savannah (724)
Hawaii
Hilo and East Hawaii (11)
Greater Honolulu (125)
Kona Coast (65)
North Shore Oahu (2)
Upcountry Maui (30)
Volcanic Hawaii (117)
Windward Oahu (7)
Idaho
Illinois
Central Illinois (1400)
Champaign-Urbana (103)
Greater Chicago (2809)
Illinois River Valley (447)
Northern Illinois (292)
Greater Peoria (97)
Quad Cities (98)
Shawnee Hills (257)
Greater Springfield (370)
Tri-State Region (732)
Indiana
Central Indiana (1543)
Greater Fort Wayne (387)
Greater Indianapolis (738)
Northern Indiana (1372)
Greater South Bend (355)
Southern Indiana (1287)
Wabash Valley (474)
Indigenous Nations
Blackfeet Nation (7)
Cherokee Nation (475)
Chickasaw Nation (116)
Choctaw Nation (190)
Comanche Nation (184)
Crow Nation (66)
Flathead Nation (9)
Hopi (440)
Kiowa Tribe (254)
Kootenai Reservation (18)
Muscogee Nation (385)
Navajo Nation (177)
Osage Nation (33)
Quapaw Nation (35)
Rosebud Sioux Tribe (18)
San Carlos Apache Nation (167)
Seminole Nation (4)
Tohono Oodham Nation (355)
Yankton Sioux Tribe (113)
Iowa
Amana Colonies (18)
Greater Des Moines (180)
Eastern Iowa (403)
Iowa Great Lakes (36)
Loess Hills (108)
North Iowa (152)
Southern Iowa (413)
Western Iowa (284)
Kansas
Central Kansas (301)
Eastern Kansas (1545)
Flint Hills (261)
Smoky Hills (430)
Greater Topeka (151)
Greater Wichita (244)
Kentucky
Bluegrass Region (1029)
Eastern Kentucky (396)
Jackson Purchase (463)
The Knobs (170)
Kyova Tri-State Region (321)
Lake Cumberland Region (101)
Greater Lexington Area (506)
Greater Louisville Area (582)
Mammoth Cave Country (154)
Outer Bluegrass (483)
Pennyroyal Region (577)
Western Coal Field (182)
Louisiana
Acadiana Cajun Country (1134)
Greater Baton Rouge (834)
Bayou Country (426)
Central Louisiana (606)
Florida Parishes (770)
Greater New Orleans (1024)
North Louisiana (538)
River Parishes (1108)
Maine
The County (27)
Greater Bangor (36)
Downeast Maine (272)
Kennebec Valley (76)
Maine Highlands (14)
Midcoast Maine (266)
Mount Desert Island (104)
Penobscot Bay (200)
Greater Portland (136)
Southern Maine Coast (215)
Maryland
Baltimore Metro Region (1561)
Central Maryland (3382)
Eastern Shore (1204)
Southern Maryland (758)
Western Maryland (1431)
Massachusetts
Berkshires (160)
Greater Boston (1752)
Cape Ann (64)
Cape Cod (363)
Historic Boston (756)
Marthas Vineyard (44)
Nantucket Island (13)
North Shore (375)
Pioneer Valley (367)
South Coast (92)
South Shore (179)
Greater Springfield (236)
Greater Worcester (427)
Michigan
Copper Country (129)
Greater Detroit (1895)
Greater Grand Rapids (412)
Greater Lansing (407)
Michigans Thumb (172)
Mid-Michigan (715)
Southeast Michigan (2239)
Southwest Michigan (666)
Straits of Mackinac (395)
Upper Peninsula (556)
West Michigan (448)
Minnesota
Arrowhead Region (277)
Central Minnesota (258)
Iron Range (277)
Minnesota River Valley (422)
North Shore (118)
Northland (267)
Greater Rochester (90)
Southeast Minnesota (288)
Southwest Minnesota (575)
Mississippi
Black Prairie (196)
Central Mississippi (182)
East Mississippi (513)
Golden Triangle (137)
Greater Jackson (1041)
Natchez Trace Corridor (1399)
North Mississippi Hills (501)
Pine Belt (232)
Southwest Mississippi (635)
Missouri
Greater Kansas City (1072)
Little Dixie (230)
Mark Twain Country (135)
Missouri Bootheel (75)
Missouri River Corridor (1273)
North Missouri (304)
South-Central Missouri (202)
Southeast Missouri (416)
Southwest Missouri (321)
Greater Springfield (214)
Greater St. Louis (2740)
Montana
Greater Billings (217)
Greater Bozeman (339)
Central Montana (443)
Custer Country (251)
Glacier Country (408)
Gold West Country (706)
Greater Helena (204)
Mining Country (523)
Greater Missoula (210)
Missouri River Country (215)
Russell Country (279)
Southeast Montana (251)
Southwest Montana (523)
Western Montana (423)
Yellowstone Country (487)
Nebraska
Central Nebraska (197)
Eastern Nebraska (823)
Greater Grand Island (69)
Greater Lincoln (94)
Nebraska Panhandle (206)
Niobrara Valley (41)
Greater Omaha (324)
Platte River Valley (209)
Republican River Valley (110)
Sand Hills (26)
Nevada
Central Nevada (182)
Elko Country (109)
Lake Tahoe Basin (770)
Greater Las Vegas (263)
Northern Nevada (159)
Greater Reno Area (449)
New Hampshire
Lakes Region (40)
Greater Manchester (85)
Merrimack Valley (471)
Monadnock Region (46)
Seacoast (232)
White Mountains (252)
New Jersey
Central Jersey (1653)
Jersey Shore (645)
Greater Newark (1148)
North Jersey (2356)
Pine Barrens (87)
Greater Princeton (964)
South Jersey (797)
New Mexico
Greater Albuquerque (333)
Eastern New Mexico (103)
Northern New Mexico (446)
Pecos Valley (267)
Rio Grande Valley (247)
San Juan Basin (159)
Southwest New Mexico (216)
New York
Albany Metropolitan Area (1570)
Buffalo Metropolitan Area (1088)
Capital District (1929)
Central New York (1014)
Finger Lakes (1774)
Hudson Valley (2795)
Long Island (2080)
Mohawk Valley (1058)
New York City (3985)
Rochester Metropolitan Area (1407)
Southern Tier (1782)
Upstate New York (11,564)
Western New York (3402)
North Carolina
Greater Asheville (379)
Cape Fear Coast (881)
Greater Charlotte (604)
Coastal Plain (2485)
Crystal Coast (103)
High Country (197)
Mountains (1191)
Outer Banks (234)
Piedmont (3017)
Piedmont Triad (816)
Research Triangle (440)
North Dakota
Bakken Oil Patch (125)
Greater Bismarck Area (100)
Drift Prairie (119)
Greater Fargo Area (125)
Greater Minot Area (36)
Missouri Plateau (287)
Red River Valley (300)
Turtle Mountains (23)
Ohio
Amish Country (651)
Black Swamp (763)
Greater Cincinnati (1148)
Greater Cleveland (1664)
Columbus Metropolitan Area (1627)
Dayton Metro (1485)
Hocking Hills (301)
Lake Erie Shore (2363)
Mahoning Valley (350)
Miami Valley (1924)
Scioto Valley (1434)
Till Plains (3114)
Toledo Metropolitan Area (1302)
Western Reserve (2156)
Oklahoma
Oregon
Columbia River Gorge (195)
Eastern Oregon (296)
High Desert (235)
Oregon Coast (185)
Oregon Wine Country (137)
Greater Portland Area (250)
Southern Oregon (340)
Willamette Valley (409)
Pennsylvania
Anthracite Coal Region (911)
Greater Erie (533)
Greater Harrisburg (1799)
Laurel Highlands (1241)
Lehigh Valley (457)
Pennsylvania Dutch Country (2066)
Pennsylvania Wilds (980)
Greater Philadelphia (5214)
Greater Pittsburgh (2550)
Pocono Mountains (480)
South-Central Pennsylvania (4318)
Southeast Pennsylvania (4056)
Susquehanna Valley (2424)
Wyoming Valley (863)
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Greater Columbia Area (579)
Congaree Country (46)
Foothills (414)
Golden Corner (353)
Grand Strand (242)
Historic Charleston (552)
Lowcountry (1419)
Midlands (1487)
Olde English District (616)
Pee Dee (1020)
Santee Cooper Country (307)
Sea Islands (739)
Upstate (1431)
Waccamaw Neck (136)
South Dakota
Badlands (123)
East River (1378)
James River Valley (175)
Greater Rapid City (189)
Greater Sioux Falls (461)
West River (473)
Tennessee
Cumberland Plateau (681)
East Tennessee (1742)
Great Smoky Mountains (406)
Highland Rim (1374)
Greater Knoxville (556)
Greater Memphis (691)
Middle Tennessee (3885)
Greater Nashville (2752)
Tri-Cities Area (570)
West Tennessee (1935)
Texas
Austin Metropolitan Area (1136)
Big Country (1295)
Central Texas (1175)
Golden Triangle (236)
Hill Country (2072)
Houston Metropolitan Area (1583)
Prairies & Lakes Region (3788)
South Plains (397)
South Texas (1620)
Texas Panhandle (672)
West Texas (462)
Utah
Cache Valley (206)
Canyon Country (400)
Central Utah Valleys (213)
Color Country (704)
Greater Provo (379)
Greater Salt Lake (935)
Uinta Basin (58)
Uinta Mountains (176)
Wasatch Front (1314)
West Desert (305)
Vermont
Greater Burlington (216)
Champlain Valley (756)
Green Mountains (576)
Northeast Kingdom (104)
Southern Vermont (187)
Virginia
Alleghany Highlands (154)
Blue Ridge Highlands (667)
Central Virginia (3696)
Coastal Virginia (2577)
Eastern Shore (246)
Hampton Roads (1422)
Middle Peninsula (336)
Mountain Region (364)
Northern Neck (217)
Northern Virginia (4838)
Peninsula (1308)
Piedmont (3884)
Richmond Metropolitan Area (1664)
Shenandoah Valley (1594)
Southern Virginia (274)
Southside Virginia (841)
Southwest Virginia (1223)
Washington
Columbia Basin (200)
Okanogan Highlands (74)
Olympic Peninsula (118)
Palouse (108)
Puget Sound Region (726)
Greater Seattle (634)
Greater Spokane (157)
Yakima Valley (115)
West Virginia
Greater Charleston Area (503)
Eastern Panhandle (843)
Little Kanawha Valley (181)
Mid-Ohio Valley (402)
New River Gorge (526)
Northern Panhandle (460)
Potomac Highlands (512)
Southern Coalfields (414)
Wisconsin
Door Peninsula (367)
Fox River Valley (293)
Greater Madison (686)
Greater Milwaukee (978)
North Shore (108)
Northern Wisconsin (368)
Southeast Wisconsin (1574)
Western Wisconsin (215)
Wyoming
Bighorn Basin (291)
Greater Casper (103)
Greater Cheyenne (88)
Jackson Hole Area (83)
Laramie Basin (287)
Powder River Basin (413)
Wind River Country (142)
Greater Yellowstone (378)
Canada
Alberta
Calgary Area (66)
Canadian Badlands (53)
Canadian Rockies (42)
Central Alberta (30)
Edmonton Area (21)
Northern Alberta (8)
Piikani Nation (0)
Southern Alberta (10)
British Columbia
BC Interior (94)
Coast & Mountains (169)
Kootenay Rockies (39)
Lower Mainland (169)
Northern BC (31)
Thompson-Okanagan (39)
Vancouver Island (219)
Manitoba
Eastern Manitoba (10)
Historic Winnipeg (77)
Interlake Region (6)
Parkland Region (6)
Red River Valley (8)
Southwest Manitoba (29)
Greater Winnipeg (84)
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia
Cape Breton Island (98)
Evangeline Trail (42)
Glooscap Trail (48)
Halifax Area (167)
Lighthouse Route (36)
marine drive (35)
Sunrise Trail (31)
Ontario
Eastern Ontario (1166)
Georgian Bay Country (172)
Golden Horseshoe (1977)
Niagara Canada (946)
Northeastern Ontario (154)
Northern Ontario (476)
Northwest Ontario (196)
Ottawa Metropolitan Area (291)
Southeastern Ontario (589)
Southwest Ontario Area (504)
Southwestern Ontario (919)
Greater Toronto (779)
Toronto Metropolitan Area (1031)
Prince Edward Island
Quιbec
Saskatchewan
Yukon
Ireland
Leinster
Boyne Valley (41)
Dublin Metropolitan Area (138)
United Kingdom
England
East Anglia (45)
Hampshire Ports (123)
Midlands (228)
North East England (195)
North West England (161)
Greater South East (1911)
South West England (273)
Yorkshire & The Humber (205)
Northern Ireland
Belfast (121)
Fermanagh & Omagh (16)
Scotland
Argyll & the Isles (14)
Ayrshire & Arran (10)
Dundee & Angus (2)
Grampian & Speyside (37)
Highlands (91)
Kingdom of Fife (7)
Orkney Islands (19)
Perthshire (1)
Scottish Borders (4)
Wales
776 Regions
Historical Polities and Ancient Oddities
Legacy Counties Connecticut
Fairfield County (473)
Hartford County (621)
Litchfield County (292)
Middlesex County (205)
New Haven County (646)
New London County (531)
Tolland County (143)
Windham County (100)
Former Empires and Colonial Powers
Aztec Empire (2074)
British colonies (9311)
British Mandates (423)
Byzantine Empire (2339)
French colonies (1696)
Holy Roman Empire (5184)
Inca Empire (10)
Mughal Empire (21)
New Spain (57,229)
Ottoman Empire (857)
Portuguese colonies (189)
Roman Empire (11,718)
Russian Empire (924)
Soviet Union (70)
Spanish colonies (4242)
Former Parts of North America
Acadia (2108)
Comancherνa (4252)
Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy (39,976)
original Cherokee Nation (8149)
Ruperts Land (13,617)
territory of the Mississippian Culture (111,485)
Viceroyalty of New France (20,626)
Former Parts of the USA
Antebellum South (90,194)
Cherokee Outlet (192)
Cimmaron Territory (32)
Confederate States of America (81,955)
Dust Bowl (1387)
Gadsden Purchase (1049)
Louisiana Purchase (25,880)
Mexicos Alta California (18,553)
New Netherland (27,139)
Northwest Territory (33,851)
original Thirteen Colonies (91,299)
Republic of Texas (19,243)
State of Franklin (867)
Historic Asia
Silk Road (171)
44 Regions
977 Regions
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