You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The graph below shows the number of overseas visitors to three different areas in a European country between 1987 and 2007 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.

The line graph presents the changes in the

number

of foreign

visitors

to three particular areas in a European country from 1987 to 2007.

Overall

, the

coast

overtook the mountains with the highest

number

of visits by the final year.

Also

, all three areas generally showed a rise in their figures throughout the 20-year period. In 1987, the

coast

started off as the most visited area with 40,000 tourists recorded. Its figure experienced a slight drop when it reached 35,000 in 1992. From

then

on, an upward trend was observed, ending at almost twice its

number

in 1987 with 75,000 overseas

visitors

reported by 2005. The mountains were half that of the

coast

with roughly 20,000 foreign

visitors

in 1987. It equalled the

lakes

in 1992 with 25,000

visitors

and

then

displayed a slow rise over the period reaching 35,000 by the end of the study During the initial year, the record shows that the

lakes

only had 10,000 tourist visits. In 2002,

however

, it was reported to be the most popular area visited by foreigners when it reached a peak of 75,000, beating the

coast

and the

lakes

. Afterwards, its

number

declined, finishing at 50,000 in 2007. In conclusion,

while

there was an increment in the

number

of visits throughout all areas, only the

lakes

experienced a decline when nearing the final year.