diff --git a/lib/global_phone/context.rb b/lib/global_phone/context.rb
index 4524524..dc0d066 100644
--- a/lib/global_phone/context.rb
+++ b/lib/global_phone/context.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ def parse(string, territory_name = default_territory_name)
       db.parse(string, territory_name)
     end
 
+    def territory_for_country_code(string)
+      region = db.region_for_country_code(string)
+      return unless region
+      region.territory_for_contry_code
+    end
+
     def normalize(string, territory_name = default_territory_name)
       number = parse(string, territory_name)
       number.international_string if number
diff --git a/lib/global_phone/database.rb b/lib/global_phone/database.rb
index a1f27a3..a4fd197 100644
--- a/lib/global_phone/database.rb
+++ b/lib/global_phone/database.rb
@@ -1,26 +1,38 @@
-require 'global_phone/parsing'
+require 'json'
 require 'global_phone/region'
 
 module GlobalPhone
   class Database
-    include Parsing
+    attr_reader :regions
 
     def self.load_file(filename)
       load(File.read(filename))
     end
 
     def self.load(json)
-      require 'json'
       new(JSON.parse(json))
     end
 
-    attr_reader :regions
-
     def initialize(record_data)
       @regions = record_data.map { |data| Region.new(data) }
       @territories_by_name = {}
     end
 
+    def parse(string, territory_name)
+      string = Number.normalize(string)
+      territory = self.territory(territory_name)
+      raise ArgumentError, "unknown territory `#{territory_name}'" unless territory
+
+      if starts_with_plus?(string)
+        parse_international_string(string)
+      elsif string =~ territory.international_prefix
+        string = strip_international_prefix(territory, string)
+        parse_international_string(string)
+      else
+        territory.parse_national_string(string)
+      end
+    end
+
     def region(country_code)
       regions_by_country_code[country_code.to_s]
     end
@@ -36,13 +48,51 @@ def inspect
       "#<#{self.class.name}>"
     end
 
-    protected
-      def regions_by_country_code
-        @regions_by_country_code ||= Hash[*regions.map { |r| [r.country_code, r] }.flatten]
+    def region_for_country_code(string)
+      country_code_candidates_for(strip_leading_plus(string)).each do |country_code|
+        if found_region = region(country_code)
+          return found_region
+        end
+      end
+      nil
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def parse_international_string(string)
+      string = strip_leading_plus(Number.normalize(string))
+
+      if region = region_for_country_code(string)
+        region.parse_national_string(string)
       end
+    end
+
+    def starts_with_plus?(string)
+      string[0, 1] == "+"
+    end
 
-      def region_for_territory(name)
-        regions.find { |r| r.has_territory?(name) }
+    def strip_leading_plus(string)
+      if starts_with_plus?(string)
+        string[1..-1]
+      else
+        string
       end
+    end
+
+    def strip_international_prefix(territory, string)
+      string.sub(territory.international_prefix, "")
+    end
+
+    def country_code_candidates_for(string)
+      (1..3).map { |length| string[0, length] }
+    end
+
+    def regions_by_country_code
+      @regions_by_country_code ||= Hash[*regions.map { |r| [r.country_code, r] }.flatten]
+    end
+
+    def region_for_territory(name)
+      regions.find { |r| r.has_territory?(name) }
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/global_phone/database_generator.rb b/lib/global_phone/database_generator.rb
index 959edad..de49393 100644
--- a/lib/global_phone/database_generator.rb
+++ b/lib/global_phone/database_generator.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def inspect
       "#<#{self.class.name} (#{doc.search("*").size} elements)>"
     end
 
-    protected
+    private
       def territory_nodes
         doc.search("territory")
       end
diff --git a/lib/global_phone/number.rb b/lib/global_phone/number.rb
index 7f209a5..71f78e6 100644
--- a/lib/global_phone/number.rb
+++ b/lib/global_phone/number.rb
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def to_s
       international_string
     end
 
-    protected
+    private
       def format
         @format ||= find_format_for(national_string)
       end
diff --git a/lib/global_phone/parsing.rb b/lib/global_phone/parsing.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 1aa88b0..0000000
--- a/lib/global_phone/parsing.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-require 'global_phone/number'
-require 'global_phone/utils'
-
-module GlobalPhone
-  module Parsing
-    def parse(string, territory_name)
-      string = Number.normalize(string)
-      territory = self.territory(territory_name)
-      raise ArgumentError, "unknown territory `#{territory_name}'" unless territory
-
-      if starts_with_plus?(string)
-        parse_international_string(string)
-      elsif string =~ territory.international_prefix
-        string = strip_international_prefix(territory, string)
-        parse_international_string(string)
-      else
-        territory.parse_national_string(string)
-      end
-    end
-
-    def parse_international_string(string)
-      string = Number.normalize(string)
-      string = strip_leading_plus(string) if starts_with_plus?(string)
-
-      if region = region_for_string(string)
-        region.parse_national_string(string)
-      end
-    end
-
-    protected
-      def starts_with_plus?(string)
-        string[0, 1] == "+"
-      end
-
-      def strip_leading_plus(string)
-        string[1..-1]
-      end
-
-      def strip_international_prefix(territory, string)
-        string.sub(territory.international_prefix, "")
-      end
-
-      def region_for_string(string)
-        candidates = country_code_candidates_for(string)
-        Utils.map_detect(candidates) { |country_code| region(country_code) }
-      end
-
-      def country_code_candidates_for(string)
-        (1..3).map { |length| string[0, length] }
-      end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/global_phone/region.rb b/lib/global_phone/region.rb
index 813ec37..83f9772 100644
--- a/lib/global_phone/region.rb
+++ b/lib/global_phone/region.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 require 'global_phone/format'
 require 'global_phone/record'
 require 'global_phone/territory'
-require 'global_phone/utils'
 
 module GlobalPhone
   class Region < Record
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ def territories
 
     def territory(name)
       name = name.to_s.upcase
-      territories.detect { |region| region.name == name }
+      territories.detect { |territory| territory.name == name }
     end
 
     def has_territory?(name)
@@ -38,11 +37,15 @@ def parse_national_string(string)
       end
     end
 
+    def territory_for_contry_code
+      territories.first
+    end
+
     def inspect
       "#<#{self.class.name} country_code=#{country_code} territories=[#{territory_names.join(",")}]>"
     end
 
-    protected
+    private
       def territory_names
         territory_record_data.map(&:first)
       end
diff --git a/lib/global_phone/territory.rb b/lib/global_phone/territory.rb
index 3dd95b0..514e051 100644
--- a/lib/global_phone/territory.rb
+++ b/lib/global_phone/territory.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def inspect
       "#<#{self.class.name} country_code=#{country_code} name=#{name}>"
     end
 
-    protected
+    private
       def strip_prefixes(string)
         if national_prefix_for_parsing
           transform_rule = national_prefix_transform_rule || ""
diff --git a/lib/global_phone/utils.rb b/lib/global_phone/utils.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 778203e..0000000
--- a/lib/global_phone/utils.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-module GlobalPhone
-  module Utils
-    extend self
-
-    def map_detect(collection)
-      collection.each do |value|
-        if result = yield(value)
-          return result
-        end
-      end
-      nil
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/test/context_test.rb b/test/context_test.rb
index 637b62d..b84b58c 100644
--- a/test/context_test.rb
+++ b/test/context_test.rb
@@ -71,11 +71,33 @@ class ContextTest < TestCase
       assert_nil context.validate("+0651816068")
     end
 
+    test 'finding region by string' do
+      assert_found_territory_for_country_code('1', {country_code: '1', country_name: 'US'})
+      assert_found_territory_for_country_code('+1', {country_code: '1', country_name: 'US'})
+      assert_found_territory_for_country_code('131', {country_code: '1', country_name: 'US'})
+      assert_found_territory_for_country_code('+375', {country_code: '375', country_name: 'BY'})
+
+      assert_not_found_territory_for_country_code('+9')
+    end
+
     def assert_parses(string, assertions)
       territory_name = assertions.delete(:with_territory) || context.default_territory_name
       number = context.parse(string, territory_name)
       assert_kind_of Number, number
-      assert_equal({ :country_code => number.country_code, :national_string => number.national_string }, assertions)
+      assert_equal(assertions,
+        { :country_code => number.country_code, :national_string => number.national_string })
+    end
+
+    def assert_found_territory_for_country_code(string, assertions)
+      territory = context.territory_for_country_code(string)
+
+      assert_equal(assertions, {country_code: territory.country_code, country_name: territory.name})
+    end
+
+    def assert_not_found_territory_for_country_code(string)
+      territory = context.territory_for_country_code(string)
+
+      assert_nil territory
     end
 
     def assert_does_not_parse(string, options = {})