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The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, described as the world's largest lake and usually referred to as a full-fledged sea. An endorheic basin, it is situated in both Europe and Asia: east of the Caucasus, west of the broad steppe of Central Asia, south of the fertile plains of Southern Russia in Eastern Europe, and north of the mountainous Iranian Plateau. It covers a surfac
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| Caspian Sea | |
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| Latin: Caspium mare, Azerbaijani: Xəzər dənizi, Turkmen: Hazar deňizi, Kazakh: Каспий теңізі, Russian: Каспийское море, Persian: دریای مازندران-خزر-کاسپین | |
 The Caspian Sea seen from the Terra satellite | |
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| Location | Eastern Europe, West Asia, and Central Asia |
| Coordinates | 42°00′N 50°30′E / 42.0°N 50.5°E |
| Type | Ancient lake, Endorheic, saline, permanent, natural |
| Primary inflows | Volga River, Ural River, Kura River, Terek River, Haraz River, Sefid-Rud |
| Primary outflows | Evaporation, Kara-Bogaz-Gol |
| Catchment area | 3,626,000 km (1,400,000 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Russian Federation (specifically Astrakhan Oblast, Dagestan and Kalmykia) |
| Max. length | 1,030 km (640 mi) |
| Max. width | 435 km (270 mi) |
| Surface area | 386,400 km (149,200 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 211 m (690 ft) |
| Max. depth | 1,025 m (3,360 ft) |
| Water volume | 78,200 km (18,800 cu mi) |
| Residence time | 250 years |
| Shore length | 7,000 km (4,300 mi) |
| Surface elevation | −28 m (−92 ft) |
| Islands | 26+ |
| Settlements | Baku (Azerbaijan), Bandar-e Anzali (Iran), Aqtau (Kazakhstan), Lankaran (Azerbaijan), Makhachkala (Russia), Türkmenbaşy (Turkmenistan) (see article) |
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| Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
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