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Bali is an Indonesian island located at 8°25′23″S, 115°14′55″E, and one of the Lesser Sunda Islands. It is in a chain with Java to the west and Lombok to the east. It is a popular tourist destination and, along with Java, known for its highly developed arts, including dance, sculpture, painting, leather and metalworking, and music, especially that played on the gamelan.
Bali lies 3.2 km east of Java and about 8 degrees south of the equator. It is 153 km long and 112 km wide (95 by 69 miles). Its surface area is 5,633 km². The highest point is Mount Agung, 3,142 m high (10,308 feet), an active volcano that last erupted in March 1963. Mountains range from the central to the eastern side, Mount Agung being the easternmost peak. Mount Batur, or what remains of it, is also still active. About 30,000 years ago it experienced a massive catastrophic eruption — one of the largest known volcanic events on Earth.
Bali is a richly diverse island of approximately 3.57 million people (2003 statistics).

Religion
Unlike most of Muslim-majority Indonesia, about 92% of Bali's population adheres to Balinese Hinduism, formed as a combination of existing local beliefs and Hindu influences from mainland Southeast Asia and South Asia. Minority religions include Islam (5.7%), Christianity (1.4%), and Buddhism (0.6%) (2003 statistics).
Language
Balinese and Indonesian are the most widely spoken languages in Bali, and many Balinese people are bilingual or even trilingual. English is a common third language owing to the island's large tourism industry.
Balinese is a rich and diverse language reflecting the population. In the past, the language was heavily influenced by the Balinese caste system, but this is becoming less and less pronounced.
Culture
Bali is famous for the arts, both the performing arts as well as painting, scuplture, and woodcarving. Balinese gamelan music is highly developed and varied. . Famous Balinese dances include Pendet, legong, baris (dance), topeng, barong, and many others.


Pretty place, just don't get killed by bombers.