diff --git a/osutil/region.go b/osutil/region.go
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+package osutil
+
+import "os"
+
+// Region provides a means of querying the OS_REGION_NAME environment variable.
+// At present, you may also use os.Getenv("OS_REGION_NAME") as well.
+func Region() string {
+	return os.Getenv("OS_REGION_NAME")
+}
+