Bali as the development focus of tourism in Central Indonesia as well as one of the world tourist destinations has a lot of potency to support the growth it self. The potencies cover its nature, men and culture.
Its nature offers such a wonderful and divine beauty with evergreen rain forest, mountains, lakes, streams, terraced of paddyfield, tropical sun and amazing white and black sandy beaches added to the unique cultural life of the Balinese based on concept of synchronization and harmony to yards an esthetic and ideal values. The Province of Bali as one of the thirty provinces in Indonesia consisted of Bali as the mainland, Nusa Penida island and some other islets with an extent of 5,632,86 square km.
Administratively, the Province of Bali is divided into eight regencies, one municipality, fifty one districts (Kecamatan) and six hundreds and sixty-six villages (Kelurahan). The island of Bali lies between 8°03′40″ and 50′48″ latitude and 114°25′ and 115°42′40″ longitude. It is strategically located to connectJava and Nusa Tenggara through land and sea and Asia and Australia continents as well. Geographically, a mountain range lies straight from the West tip to the
East with the peaks : Mt. Agung (3,140 m), Mt. Batur (1,727 m), Mt.

Abang (2,152 m), Mt. Batukaru (2,276 m). Mt. Agung and Mt. Batur are still active. On the north and South parts lies plateau with several lakes like : Lake Batur (1,607.5 hectares), Lake Beratan (375.6 hectares), Lake Buyan (336 hectares) and Lake Tamblingan (110 hectares). The rivers
getting their sources from the forest and lakes mostly flow to the South, like : Unda river, Petanu, Ayung/ Pulukan, Loloan and so on.

Climate
Bali is included into tropical weather area influctuated by seasonal wind changing in every six months time. It has two seasons, dry season (April-October) and rainy season (October - April) The temperature varies between 28°c and 30°c. The rainfall within the last five-years time varies between the lowest 893.4 mm and the highest 2,702.6 iru-n at average yearly, while the humidity is at average 90 % in rainy season and about 60 % during dry-season.

Fauna and Flora
Bali local fauna dominantly consisted of bred animals or livestock like cow, buffalo, goat, pig, horse and poultry, while its flora, in general is included into tropical flora. The uncultivated flora consists of various species of wild vegetations, while the cultivated one covering those of agricultural plants (rice and second crops), plantations like : coconut, coffee, clove, kapok, cashew,nut, tabacco, rubber, vanilla and cacao, while other products are ofhomefarming and decorative plants.

Population and Identity
Total population of Bali Province by 2000 cencus were : 3,021,247 people while four cencus done proviously were : in 1930 as recorded were : 1,101,029 people, in 1961 were : 1,782,529 people, in 1971 were : 2/120,091 and in 1980 recorded 2,469,930 people. The Balinese, instead of those living in Bali are also spread out in other provinces in Indonesia, as transmigrants.The Balinese, as one of various ethnical races occupying the Indonesian archipelago is a group of people tied up by the awareness of having one culture either local Balinese or national, beside the awareness of being one nation and one religion, Hindu. Balinese language hasits own literal tradition, both written and oral supported by its own literal-sistem itself.

The Balinese are traditionally tied up to every aspect of their social
life, :
1. the obligation of being the adherent of particular temples (clan temple).
2. the obligation of being member of their own community.
3. the definitive ownership upon a piece of land within a particular “Subak” (farming community).
4. the obligation of belonging to a particular social level (caste).
5. the obligation of being related to another clan according to patriarchal system.
6. the obligation of being a member of certain social group called”sekeha”.
7. the obligation of being a part of one administrative village unit.

The Balinese communal and cultural life, has been changing dynamically due to internal and external reasons through process following the alteration of three main traditions reflecting the Balinese culture
as a whole, i. e: “minor traditions”, “major tradition” and “modern tradition”. “Minor tradition consists of all elements of preHindu culture as seen nowodays at the living-aspects of Bali Aga community.Major tradition covers every aspect of living, developing along with the flourishing of Hindu relegion, while modern tradition covers, every aspect developing since the initial time of Dutch colonization, independent time up to era of information and globalizations. The Balinese identity is dominantly formed by their own culture inspired by Hindu relegion supported by three main principles : the language, the institution of art and tradition based on, the configuration of the basic values cover-
ing religious, solidarity and esthetic aspects. The modemization of the Balinese community and culture has been speeding up the progress of economic aspects, scince and technology. In general sense, the alteration of the Balinese community and culture towards modernization and globalization tend fo follow “continuity in changes” concept.