While the Governorate was not called a region of Italy , the northern Dalmatian islands of Veglia ( Krk ) and Arbe ( Rab ) were administratively united to the Italian province of Fiume ( now Rijeka ) and became areas of Italy .
While the Governorship was not officially a region of Italy , the northern Dalmatian islands of Krk ( Veglia ) and Rab ( Arbe ) were administratively united to the Italian province of Fiume and became areas of the Kingdom of Italy .