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: It is home to Lake Baikal , the world's deepest and oldest freshwater lake, which contains about one-fifth of the Earth's unfrozen surface water.

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: Its terrain ranges from the treeless steppes (plains) to the sprawling taiga (pine forests) of Siberia. : It is home to Lake Baikal ,