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by yzrh 2695 days ago
If the borders of nations seem arbitrary to you then take a history book and they'll be explained accurately.
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Huh, I thought it was well-known that many borders were drawn arbitrarily.

India / Pakistan is one example. Lots of middle Africa. Basically anywhere where colonialism played a major role and there wasn't an ocean or giant mountain range to make it more obvious exactly where to 'draw the line' (usually fairly literally).