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           How important is tourism for Indonesia? In my opinion, very. There are a lot, I mean A LOT of beautiful places that is waiting to be discovered, more than 17.000 islands and the second longest shoreline in the world with 300 different ethnic groups and 250 distinct languages, so what is not to like about those amazing numbers. The vast country of sprawling archipelago has much to offer; from natural beauty, historical heritage to cultural diversity. In 2012 the tourism sector made an income of roughly US$9 billion of foreign exchange, and is estimated to increase to US$10 in 2013. In 2015, 10.41 million international tourists entered Indonesia, and is ranked 5^th among countries such as Japan, China, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia. 

For centuries, Indonesia have been a travel destination for foreigners, especially today, where Indonesia is growing more and more popular, but I think Indonesia has already been popular for tourists since the 1950’s or even the 40’s, because of the rich source for spices and other useful materials that the westerns hasn’t got back in their home countries. If I had to choose one place that is worth visiting Indonesia for, I will pick Jogjakarta. Why? You may ask, well simply because it’s gorgeous and it held one of 7 wonders of the world, I believe it’s the Candi Borobudur and like the country itself, there are a lot of places that is still waiting to be discovered.