Caspian Sea

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.