Wonderful Indonesia

Tourism in Indonesia is an important economic sector in Indonesia. In 2009, tourism ranked third in terms of foreign exchange after oil and natural gas commodity and oil palm. Based on data in 2010, the number of foreign tourists coming to Indonesia amounted to 7 million or more grew by 10.74% over the previous year, and contributed income for the country of 7603.45 million U.S. dollars.

Natural and cultural richness is an important component of tourism in Indonesia. Indonesia has a combination of natural tropical climate, the 6000 17,508 islands of which are not inhabited, and the third longest coastline in the world after Canada and the European Union. [4] Indonesia is also the nation's largest and most populous island in the world. The beaches in Bali, dive sites in Bunaken, Mount Rinjani in Lombok, and various national parks in Sumatra are examples of natural tourist destination in Indonesia. The sights were supported by a rich cultural heritage that reflects the history and ethnic diversity of Indonesia's dynamic with 719 local languages ​​spoken throughout the islands. Prambanan and Borobudur, Toraja, Yogyakarta, Minangkabau, and Bali is an example of cultural tourism destination in Indonesia. Until 2010, there are 7 locations in Indonesia that was established by UNESCO in the list of World Heritage Sites Dunia.Sementara, four other representatives of UNESCO in the list of intangible cultural heritage Representative Human namely wayang, keris, batik and angklung.

Based on data from the Central Bureau of Statistics, the eleven provinces of the most frequently visited by tourists is Bali, West Java, Central Java, East Java, DKI Jakarta, North Sumatra, Lampung, South Sulawesi, South Sumatera, Banten and West Sumatra. Approximately 59% of tourists visiting Indonesia for a holiday destination, while 38% for business purposes. Singapore and Malaysia are two countries with the highest record number of tourists coming to Indonesia from the ASEAN region. While from Asia (excluding ASEAN) Japanese tourists ranks first followed by the PRC, South Korea, Taiwan and most of the region India.Jumlah European immigrants came from countries the United Kingdom followed by France, the Netherlands and Germany.

Management of tourism, national policy, government affairs in the field of culture and tourism in Indonesia organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Indonesia.