In Iraq, many felt a strong leader was needed to hold the country together despite its ethnic divisions and other problems.

But the region's poverty is also cause for ethnic division.

Ethnic divisions soon came back to the forefront of national politics.

These estates, however, were more social and religious than ethnic divisions.

For easy comparison, the table follows the older ethnic divisions.

"A lot is being settled and ethnic divisions don't help."

And it was they who encouraged the use of ethnic divisions as the best strategy for victory.

There may be sharp ethnic, linguistic, religious and cultural divisions.

As a result the balance of power, economic relations, and ethnic divisions were completely altered.

The ethnic division has shown up in obviously polarizing issues, like what the national language should be.