Somaliland - unrecognised self-declared sovereign state that is internationally recognised as an autonomous region of Somalia.

But it was only recognized as a sovereign region in 1863 by president Benito Juarez.

Most of the National Capital Region is recognized as a bilingual region for federal language-of-work purposes.

It is not recognized by the USPS or other government entities as a distinct region.

The Palaearctic region has been recognised as a natural zoogeographic region since Sclater proposed it in 1858.

For other purposes it is recognised as a Celtic region or nation and enjoys its own national flag.

As a result, scientists have begun to recognize the Puget Sound region as a region of many, potentially huge, seismic hazards.

Somaliland is a self-declared sovereign state that is recognised as an autonomous region of Somalia by the international community.

Although it was recognized as a "historical region", that status was strictly honorific.

In 1932, the Chihuahua State Congress recognized this area as an important agricultural region, and named it Region 5.