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This list of regions of the United States includes official (governmental) and non-official areas within the borders of the United States, not including U.S. states, the federal district of Washington, D.C. or standard subentities such as cities or counties. Defunct, extinct or archaic regions are described in historic regions of the United States. (See also: ) Official U.S. regions Regions defined in law or regulations by the federal government. Bureau of Reclamation Regions The Bureau of Reclamation divides the western United States into five regions: Census Bureau-designated areas Regional divisions used by the United States Census Bureau Standard Federal Regions
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Judicial circuits As designated by Congress, the federal court system is divided into eleven judicial circuits, each with its own United States Court of Appeals. (There are also a District of Columbia Circuit and a Federal Circuit, both of which sit in Washington D.C. and have special, non-geographic jurisdictions.) Federal Reserve banks
Unofficial U.S. regions The "Belts" Main article: "Belt" regions of the United States Interstate metropolitan areas Interstate megalopolises Alabama
Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana regions map.gif|right|thumb|170px|http://ccet.louisiana.edu/03a_Cultural_Tourism_Files/01.00_The_Land.html Map of Louisiana regions. Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan
Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Grand Divisions Each of the regions below is legally defined as a "Grand Division", with boundaries entrenched in the state's constitution. The document also has rules restricting geographic bias in the makeup of many state commissions. For example, the state's Supreme Court is required to sit in each of the three Grand Divisions each year, and no more than two of the Court's five Justices may reside in any one Grand Division. Geographic Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming See also | |||||||||||||||||
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