While landlocked countries are obviously unable to develop a sea-going
blue-water navy, they may still deploy armed forces on major lakes or
rivers. There are a number of reasons a landlocked country may choose to
maintain a navy.
If a river or lake forms a national border, countries may feel the need
to protect and patrol that border with a military force.
In some regions, roads may be unreliable or circuitous, and a river or
lake may be the easiest way to move military forces around the country.
Sometimes, possession of a body of water may actually be contested - for
example, countries around the landlocked Caspian Sea have different
views of how ownership should be divided.
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