The island stretch 5,120 km from East to West and 1,760 km from North to South between Australia and Asian continents and divide Pacific and Indian Oceans at the equator. There are only two seasons, dry season between April and October and wet season between November and March. The national language is Bahasa Indonesia but English is spoken and written in all tourist destination areas. Dutch is spoken by the older generation and there still exist more than 300 ethnic group who speak more than 200 district languages.
Diversity also extends to customs, cuisine and dress.
Churches, Hindu and Budhist temples are found through the country. The Indonesian staple food is rice and there are many restaurants specializing in European, Japanese and Chinese cuisine. Meanwhile a variety of beverages either local or import are available everywhere. Trousers or slacks and shirts are generally considered appropriate but a jacket and tie are required for formal or when making official occasions. Most hotels use 220 volts and a two pronged round plug.