I LOVE Bali !
There is not many places on this Earth that I can say that I want to live at, But Bali is one of them. I have been here several times and last time I was here (march 2010) I was looking for land to build myself a house. The land was very expensive, the Prices has gone UP drastically the past 4-5years.
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 3,891,000 in 2010,[2] the island is home to most of Indonesia’s small Hindu minority. In the 2000 census about 92.29% of Bali’s population adhered 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. Bali, despite being a tourist haven for decades, has seen a surge in tourist numbers in recent years.
| Bali | |||
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| Motto: Bali Dwipa Jaya (Kawi)
(Glorious Bali Island) |
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Location of Bali in Indonesia |
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Coordinates (Denpasar):  8°39′S 115°13′E / 8.65°S 115.217°E / -8.65; 115.217Coordinates: 8°39′S 115°13′E / 8.65°S 115.217°E / -8.65; 115.217 |
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| Country | Indonesia | ||
| Capital | Denpasar | ||
| Government | |||
| - Governor | Made Mangku Pastika | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 5,632.86 km2 (2,174.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| - Total | 3,891,428 | ||
| - Density | 690.8/km2 (1,789.3/sq mi) | ||
| Demographics | |||
| - Ethnic groups | Balinese (89%), Javanese (7%), Baliaga (1%), Madurese (1%)[1] | ||
| - Religion | Hindu (92.29%), Muslim (5.69%), Christian (1.38%), Buddhist (0.64%) | ||
| - Languages | Indonesian (official), Balinese | ||
| Time zone | CIT (UTC+08) | ||
| Website | baliprov.go.id | ||
