Hello, dear audience friends, today we are going to ** a seemingly simple question that revolves around the division of interests among the five countries - is the Caspian Sea a lake or a sea?Let's unravel this fascinating mystery.
The Caspian Sea, the world's largest enclosed inland water body, is located between the Eurasian continent and covers an area of 3710,000 square kilometers. Its main freshwater inflow comes from the Volga, the longest river in Europe. During the Soviet era, a consensus was reached with the then Persia (Iran) that the Caspian Sea was considered an internal lake and was given the status of equal rights to freedom of navigation and fishing. At that time, the question of seabed demarcation did not exist because the seabed resources had not yet been discovered.
Today, however, the situation is not so simple. As the seabed resources of the Caspian Sea region continue to be exploited, the interests of the five littoral states – Iran, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan – are increasingly conflicting. The desire of countries to assert exclusive rights over the sea and seabed resources by clarifying the status of the Caspian Sea has led to increasing geopolitical tensions in the Caspian Sea region.
The question of whether the Caspian Sea is a lake or a sea also involves many fields such as international law and geopolitics. On the issue of defining the status of the Caspian Sea, differences between the five countries have always existed. With the changes of the times and the increasing prominence of resource interests, this issue will continue to be the focus of attention of the international community.
The Caspian Sea, known as the "inland sea", has caused complex disputes because of its status. In the face of this topic, we need to think deeply from multiple angles, from the Chinese civilization to the present, the geopolitics of the Eurasian continent in the world, the distribution of power in large inland seas, and the impact on this issue.
We look forward to your continued attention, and we'll see you next time!