Essentials
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Flora and Fauna
Another diverse aspect of the Balinese landscape is its vast array of flora and fauna (see image 3). This tropical…
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Art and Culture
Art Balinese art is art of Hindu-Javanese origin that grew from the work of artisans of the Majapahit Kingdom, with…
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Government
The Republic of South Africa is a constitutional democracy with a three-tier system of government and an independent judiciary, operating in…
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Religion
Though Bali is multi-religious, consisting of Christian, Muslim and Buddhist minorities, the predominant religion is Hinduism. Balinese Hinduism, called Agama…
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The people
Bali has a population of over 4,225,000 residents. A majority of the people here follow Balinese Hinduism (83.3%), followed by…
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National Anthem of South Africa
Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika was composed in 1897 by Enoch Sontonga, a teacher at a Methodist mission school in Johannesburg. It…
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Languages
Balinese, or simply Bali, is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by 3.3 million people (as of 2000) on the Indonesian island…
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Getting to Bali
Airports & Airlines Ngurah Rai International Airport (http://bali-airport.com), just south of Kuta, is the only airport in Bali. It is…
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Getting around
Taxis Riding a taxi in Bali works the same way it does everywhere else—you hail a taxi from the curb,…
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