The phrase "a patchwork of countries" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where different countries or regions are combined in a diverse or varied manner, often highlighting differences or uniqueness among them.
Example: "The region is a patchwork of countries, each with its own distinct culture and history."
Alternatives: "a mosaic of nations" or "a collection of states".
Namely, how will it make monetary policy for a patchwork of countries as some become mired in a global slowdown and others — Germany, for example — are stalked by inflation?
The UN's refugee agency, the UNHCR, called on the EU to avoid fragmenting into a patchwork of countries with different border rules, which would plunge thousands of refugees into "legal limbo".
Africa is a patchwork of countries, some very different than others.
Is there anybody here present who even knew, before 23 June, that we would be enemies of the customs union, that we would be trying to replace one vast, mutually beneficial, broadly frictionless pact with a patchwork of country-by-country, sector-by-sector deals whose value was too trivial to contemplate?
Less than three years after independence the country is a patchwork of land contested by the government of President Salva Kiir and rebels loyal to his former deputy, Riek Machar.In this section A clueless government An easier part of the world not Little law, less order The sphinx speaks Will it be cut off?
The company has also pushed for federal guidance and uniform rules across the country, arguing that a patchwork of state laws will make it impossible to operate self-driving cars across state lines.
There will be no single solution across the world but rather a patchwork of responses as countries make their own choices.
Libya is already a patchwork of warlordism — two countries, at best, with one armed camp entrenched in Benghazi and a "national" government in Tripoli that operates only at the license of its own armed groups.
In the meeting with Brewer, "[t]he President reiterated his concern with the measure, including that a patchwork of different state immigration regulations around the country would interfere with the federal government's responsibility to set and enforce immigration policy," stated a White House press release.
Regulatory scrutiny has led to a patchwork of coverage across the country.
"We need to keep trucking regulated by the federal government to prevent a patchwork of regulations across the country," Mr. Boyce said.
