To be fair Turkmenistan does border the Caspian Sea (the world's largest lake).
The nearby Aral Sea has been pumped dry, and the Caspian sea is dropping at 7cm/year though: https://theconversation.com/the-caspian-sea-is-set-to-fall-b...
The nearby Aral Sea has been pumped dry, and the Caspian sea is dropping at 7cm/year though: https://theconversation.com/the-caspian-sea-is-set-to-fall-b...
> the ocean might be pretty far away
That, sir, would be an understatement.