Caspian Sea and Azerbaijan

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Caspian Sea and Azerbaijan refers to the influences of Caspian Sea on the nature of Azerbaijan.

The Caspian Sea is the largest lake on Earth by both area and volume, with a surface area of 371,000 square kilometres (143,244 mi²) and a volume of 78,200 cubic kilometres (18,761 mi³). It is a landlocked endorheic body of water and lies between Asia and Europe. It has a maximum depth of about 1025 meters (3,363 ft). It is called a sea because when the Romans discovered it they tasted the water and found it to be salty. It has a salinity of approximately 1.2%, about a third the salinity of sea water.