Draft Script for Opening of Documentary

Malaysia, the 66th largest country by total land area was once under the rule of the British Empire during the 18th century. Then on 31st August of the year 1957, Malaysia gained independence. Malaysia had one of the best economic records in Asia, with GDP growing an average 6.5 percent anually from the year 1957 to 2005. In the year 2010, the GDP grows 7.2% outperforming the actual expectation of 6% and became the 3rd largest economy in ASEAN and 29th largest in the world. Malaysia is a rapidly developing country in Asia Besides that, Malaysia is also recognized globally as a leading tourism destination and was listed as one of the top ten countries for "Best in Travel 2010" and one of the "Best Value Destination for 2010" by the Lonely Planet. With such success and growth in economy and tourism and many others, one would not expect that Malaysia had this problem( jumps to a shot of a dirty housing area).

This is what I have so far. I will continue writing the draft till the end.