To the south is the Lombok Basin and the Indian Ocean and to the east lies Elas Strait, a narrow body of water separating Lombok and the nearby small Gili Belang from Sumbawa which lies approximately 15 km to the east.

The north of the Regency is on the eastern flank of Mount Rinjani, which at 3,726 m is the third highest mountain and the second largest volcano in the country.

Indonesian is the language most widely used in everyday interactions at places such as hotels, larger shops in the township of Praya and in government offices.

[10] The region is essentially agrarian in activity with rice, copra, casava, tobacco, timber and other crops.

Rainfall is lower in the south of the Regency and higher in the north as the land rises toward Mount Rinjani.

Rinjani supplies a rainfall catchment area to the region and several into eastern Lombok rivers flow from its slopes.

Tanjung Lembar in the south west of the island is Lombok's main port and handles small freighters, fishing boats and the combination vehicle and passenger ferries heading westward to Bali.

These ferries connecting to nearby Sumbawa and Bali provide the principal facilities for road transport movements in and out of Lombok.

The new airport provides domestic terminal facilities serving destinations in Java, Bali and Sumbawa.

International flights to Kuala Lumpur provided by Garuda and Merpati airlines depart from the Domestic terminal.