# Resource Limits
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By default, AWS maintains limits for certain resources in your AWS GovCloud (US) account. For example, accounts have a limit on the number of Amazon EC2 instances that can be launched. You can see your current limits and request limit increases on the [Limits Page in the Amazon EC2 console](https://console.amazonaws-us-gov.com/ec2/v2/home?region=us-gov-west-1#Limits:). When you request a limit increase, specify your AWS GovCloud (US) account ID and select the AWS GovCloud (US) Region from the Region drop-down list.

For more information, see [AWS Service Limits](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws_service_limits.html).