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Asia
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<span>Nirvana i think should be it?
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The Strait of Malacca, which runs between Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, has long been a major gateway for trade to and from Asia, and is the world’s second busiest waterway.
The Suez Canal between the Pacific and Indian Oceans, opened in 1869 reducing the distance between Europe and the Far East.
Strait of Malacca, the shortest sea route between African and Persian Gulf supply’s the Asian markets.
The Panama Canal
The Strait of Malacca and Straits of Sunda and Lombok near Asia.
US economic influence in other countries led to -cultural- diffusion.
