# Azure Sovereign Regions ## Azure Sovereign Regions * Separate account to access these regions * For US government agencies - federal, state and local (does not run on same hardware as general pubilcs portal) * Department of Defense has its own region too * Isolated data centers separated from the Azure public cloud * Meets standards specific to government * portal.azure.us * Different URLs for connecting to storage, functions, etc... ## Azure China * Independent company * Data remains in China * Separate accounts --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.arkannis.net/cloud/azure/courses/az900-course/compliance-features/azure-sovereign-regions.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.