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Monday, August 31, 2009

About Bali

Bali is an island in Indonesia, but it's also one of the provinces of Indonesia. Bali lies between Java and Lombok Island. Denpasar is the capital of his province, which is located in the south of the island. The majority of Balinese are Hindu. In the world famous Bali as a tourist destination with a unique variety of art-culture results, especially for the Japanese and Australian tourists. Bali is also known as Island of the Gods.


Island of Bali is part of the Lesser Sunda Islands along the width of 153 km and 112 km approximately 3.2 km from the island of Java. Astronomically, Bali is located at 8 ° 25'23 "south latitude and 115 ° 14'55" East Latitude tropical mebuatnya like other parts of Indonesia.
Gunung Agung is the highest point in Bali as high as 3148 m. This volcano last erupted in March 1963. Mount Batur is one of the mountains in Bali. About 30,000 years ago, Mount Batur erupted and produced a terrible disaster on earth. Unlike in the northern, southern Bali is irrigated lowland rivers.


The capital of Bali is Denpasar. Nearby Places Ubud Other important as the art center is located in Gianyar regency, while Kuta, Sanur, Seminyak, Jimbaran and Nusa Dua is a place that became a tourist destination, both tourism and beach resorts.
Bali residents of approximately 4 million people, with the majority 92.3% adoption of Hinduism. Other religions are Islam, Protestantism, Catholicism, and Buddhism.
Apart from tourism, the Balinese are also a living from agriculture and fisheries. Some also choose to be an artist. The language used in Bali is Indonesian, Balinese, and English especially for those who work in the tourism sector.


Balinese and Indonesian are the most widespread language use in Bali, Indonesia, and as other people, most of the Balinese people are bilingual or even Trilingual. Although there are several dialects in the language of Bali, the Balinese generally use a form of Balinese language intercourse as an option in communication. Traditionally, the use of various dialects of the language Bali chess set based on the color system in the Hindu Dharma; although the implementation of these traditions tend to decrease.


English is the third (and the primary foreign language) for many of the people of Bali, which is influenced by the great needs of the tourism industry. The employees who work at centers in Bali tourist information, often also understand some of the foreign language with adequate competence.


source :
http://id.wikipedia.org

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