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News: Kazakhstan state owned energy company said that it had decontaminated Soviet-era oil waste on the shores of the Caspian Sea, which has been reeling under the effects of pollution and global warning.
About Caspian Sea
- It is the largest inland body of water in the world by surface area.
- It is located between Europe and Asia– to the east of Caucasus and west of the broad steppe of Central Asia.
- Bordering Countries: Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan.
- Caspian Sea is primarily watered by three major rivers: Volga, Ural and Terek River.
- It has fresh water in its northern parts and saline water in its southern parts.
- It has a mean salinity of about a third of the salinity of average seawater.
