Crossing the Line GIS

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Where is it?
My first country is located in the Arabian Peninsula, in the Middle East, called the Arabian Union.  It will contain present day Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Bahrain.  It is west of Iran and Oman, east of Egypt and Sudan, and north east of Ethiopia.  My second countries are located in Eastern Europe, just north of the Black Sea.  The first new country, West Ukraine, is south east of Poland, and north east of Romania.  The second new country, East Ukraine, is west of Russia, and south east of Belarus.

WHY is it there?
With the first new country, the Arabian Union, have a chance of coming together because the two countries that are joining to Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Bahrain, are both having issues.  Yemen is a very dangerous place right now with a very unstable government.  If they joined to Saudi, they would get the benefit of there economic prosperity, which they are in desperate need of with their failing economy.  Bahrain would be joining not for the economic help, for they are one of the most developed countries in the Middle East.  They would join for protection from the Shiite muslim dominated Iran in the north, who is threatening the safety of Bahrain.  By joining Saudi, they would gain more protection from the Iranians.  For my second new countries, East and West Ukraine, they would be splitting up due to cultural and political differences in the country.  The East Ukrainians speak Russian and want to lean towards Russia.  The West Ukrainians speak Ukrainian and want to lean towards the European Union.  For this reason they will split up.

Why are they THERE?
The boundaries for the Arabian Union are physical.  Although the borders between Yemen ,Oman, and Saudi are undefined, they are mostly separated by the Rub Al Khali desert, which is a physical boundary, plus the water that surrounds the west and north east parts of the country.  The Ukraines are separated by a physical and a cultural boundary.  They are separated by the Russian speakers to the east and Ukrainian speakers to the west.  There is also a river that runs through the middle of Ukraine which splits the two groups of people apart, a physical boundary.

What difference does it make?
The formation of the Arabian Union will change the Arabian Peninsula into a more stable and safe area.  It will make border disputes between Saudi and Yemen non-existent.  The new countries of East and West Ukraine will hopefully stop the disputing and protests that are going on between the two nations, and place a stable government in them.