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Location Information:
Bali
is an Indonesian island located in
the westernmost end of the Lesser
Sunda Islands, lying between Java to
the west and Lombok to the east. It
is one of the country's 33 provinces
with the provincial capital at
Denpasar towards the south of the
island.
With a
population recorded as 3,551,000 in
2009, the island is home to the vast
majority of Indonesia's small Hindu
minority. About 93.2% of Bali's
population adheres to Balinese
Hinduism, while most of the
remainder follow Islam. It is also
the largest tourist destination in
the country and is renowned for its
highly developed arts, including
dance, sculpture, painting, leather,
metalworking and music.
Three
decades ago, the Balinese economy
was largely agriculture-based in
terms of both output and employment.
Tourism is now the largest single
industry; and as a result, Bali is
one of Indonesia’s wealthiest
regions. About 80% of Bali's economy
depends on tourism. The economy,
however, suffered significantly as a
result of the terrorist bombings
2002 and 2005. The tourism industry
is slowly recovering once again.
Although tourism produces the
economy’s largest output,
agriculture is still the island’s
biggest employer; most notably rice
cultivation. Crops grown in smaller
amounts include fruit, vegetables,
Coffea arabica and other cash and
subsistence crops. Fishing also
provides a significant number of
jobs. Bali is also famous for its
artisans who produce a vast array of
handicrafts, including batik and
ikat cloth and clothing, wooden
carvings, stone carvings, painted
art and silverware. Notably,
individual villages typically adopt
a single product, such as wind
chimes or wooden furniture.
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