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Indonesia tourism development case studies of Bali and Lombok island

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INDONESIA TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CASE STUDIES OF BALI AND LOMBOK ISLAND Chapter 1 Introduction: Indonesia at A Glance Indonesia, inhabited by more than 200 million people, is one of the most populous countries in the world. The population comprises various ethnic groups, different cultures, traditions and customs. Languages, cultural expressions, clothes, and even religions are varied in Indonesia. All these differences make the country culturally rich. Having more than 13,000 islands, Indonesia is also rich in its natural resources and bio-diversity. Indonesia's soils-especially Java-are very fertile. Mineral deposits and forests are easy to find in outer islands-all islands outside of Java. The 13,000 islands of Indonesia are stretched out along the equator for about 5,000-km from east to west. Indonesia is the home of the world's second largest tropical rain forest, covering about 100 million hectares (before the 1997 fire). Most of the forests are lowland evergreens, which consist of various species. In Borneo (Kalimantan),...

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