Tag: Caspian Sea

Iran Country Profile

January 16, 2026 17 mins read

This profile covers the modern state of Iran (the Islamic Republic of Iran) in West Asia. “Persia” is a historical and cultural label that still appears in language and heritage contexts; it overlaps with Iran’s story, but the map here is the present-day country and the geographic forces that shape how it functions. What Iran […]

Caspian Sea: The Largest Lake in the World

November 24, 2023 9 mins read

The Caspian Sea sits between the Caucasus and Central Asia and touches Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran, and Azerbaijan. It behaves like a lake, is called a sea, and keeps changing shape as water levels rise and fall, which is exactly why it matters physically, economically, and politically. What does it actually mean? The Caspian Sea […]