The number of Russian tourists who enjoy the panorama of nature and the uniqueness of Balinese arts and culture as much as 24 970 people during the period from January to April 2010 or down thin compared with the same period the previous year.

"These conditions decreased 0.77 percent from the same period the previous year which recorded 25 165 people," said Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) Ida Komang Wisnu Bali in Denpasar, on Wednesday (06/09/2010).

He said all the Russian tourists go to Bali through Bali's Ngurah Rai Airport, the plane that flew directly from his country, and no one is carrying through seaports.

According to him, although this time the Russian people who come to Bali is reduced, the figure rose from the ranks ninth in the period prior to the eighth position from ten countries supplying the most foreign tourists to Bali.

Countries had contributed 3.34 percent of total foreign tourists coming to Bali as much as 24 970 people during the first four months of 2010.

"These conditions increased 10.23 percent compared with same period the previous year 679 226 people," he said.

Ida Komang Vishnu explained that most suppliers from 10 countries for foreign tourists to the Island of the Gods, among the five countries experienced a significant increase and five other countries has decreased.

Five countries have increased quite encouraging, it is Australia amounted to 59.68 percent, 44.19 percent of the Netherlands, Taiwan, 19.08 percent, China 0.98 percent, 0.86 percent and the UK.

While five states that reduced the number of people who come to Bali, in addition to Russia, is the French 0.16 percent, Japan 24.52 percent, 10.20 percent of Malaysia, and South Korea's 7.80 percent.