The table describes the changes of people who went for international travel in 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005. (million). Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph indicates the population of international travellers in various regions, including Africa, the United States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East, between 1990 and 2005 respectively.

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of people who went overseas displayed an upward trend during the surveyed period, in which those from Europe accounted for the largest proportion, compared to the Middle East, where only a small amount of residents went abroad. The total

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of international tourists experienced a consistent increase, between 1990 and 2005, from nearly 449

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to exceeding 690

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. The most drastic growth was shown in Asia and the Pacific, the figure doubled in 15 years to 135

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in 2005.

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, international tourists from Europe took up the largest

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, from 280

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in 1990 to 400.2

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in 2005, compared to those from the Middle East, which accounted for the least.

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of tourists in America underwent a slight drop between 2000 and 2005, the

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dropped from 5

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to 113

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in 2005.