Aral Sea (New Union)


 * 1994 – is admitted as a republic of the Soviet Union.


 * 1995-96 – Karakalpakstan Supreme Soviet passes the Aral Sea Act, which limits the amount of water which can be taken from the Aral Sea (only to the outlets in the Karakalpak republic) and highly taxes the limited water coming out. The act also encourages funding for new agricultural techniques.


 * 2000 – The amount of water leaving the Sea is almost at a standstill, as the sea gradually begins to refill.


 * 2010 – The Sea has risen back to the dept of the 1990s.