Riau Islands is strategically located on International Shipping lane of Malacca Strait right on the borders of Singapore,Malaysia,Brunei,Vietnam,Cambodia,and Thailand. The province is covering area 252,602 sq-km with total population of 1,238,364 people under six main district of Tanjungpinang City,Batam City,Bintan Regency,Karimun Regency,Natuna Regency,and Lingga Regency. Riau Islands has become the main gateway for tourism of the South East Asia region offering abundant attractions such as historical,natural,shopping,humanity,agribusiness,and marine tourism. the province has also established as one of the most favorable M.I.C.E (Meeting,Incentive,Convention and Exhibition) cities in the world. The region is predominant with striking origin culture of Malay which enriched by traditional dances,customs,and other cultural heritages.
