It’s exactly that. That’s also Iraq, Pakistan, and much of Sub-Saharan Africa. All these colonies where somebody drew lines that made sense for the empire; not so much for the people living there. Ideally, those lines would simply get re-drawn so that people who haven’t been mortal enemies for 1,000 years aren’t forced to share power in a government or kill each other for control.
Wait? What ..
Oh, for a second I thought you were talking about Red States and Blue States! LOL.