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In 2006 the FAO listed the total dam capacity of 118 million m3
http://www.fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/countries_regions/untd_arab_em/index.stm
The FAO Aquastat lists 67 dams in UAE with a total capacity of 61.07 million m3
http://www.fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/dams/index.stm
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