[[Image:Caspiansea.jpg|right|thumb|NASA image of the Caspian Sea]]
[[Image:Caspiansea.jpg|right|thumb|NASA image of the Caspian Sea]]
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The largest [[freshwater]] [[lake]] in the [[world]]. Located on the north edge of the [[Middle East]], between [[Europe]] and [[Asia]], with an area of 149,200 square miles. As the Volga and Ural empty into the Caspian. The northern upper-levels of the Caspian are fresh water. The Shi'ites at the southern border decline to use modern sanitation and thus pump raw sewege into the lake.
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The largest [[freshwater]] [[lake]] in the [[world]]. Located on the north edge of the [[Middle East]], between [[Europe]] and [[Asia]], with an area of 149,200 square miles. As the Volga and Ural empty into the Caspian. The northern upper-levels of the Caspian are fresh water. The Shi'ites at the southern border decline to use modern sanitation and thus pump raw sewege into the lake.{{fact}}