S Conquered by the Portuguese in 1511, then the Dutch in 1641.

S The British, who replaced the Dutch in 1795, developed large-scale productions of tin and rubber.

S The Japanese invaded Malaysia during WWII.

S Malaysia was formed after negotiating for independence from the British in September 16, 1963.

B. Comparative Advantage (Early years up to pre-1980's)

- Malaysia has a total land area of 127,320 sq. mi.

- abundance of sedimentary rocks such as limestone, shale, sandstone, and conglomerate.

- Tin ore was Malaysia's most important resource pre 1980's.

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Approximate Word count = 485
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)