Overseas visitors to three different areas in a european country between 1987 and 2007

The line graph demonstrates the

number

of foreign tourists visiting the coast, the

mountains

, and the

lakes

surrounding a specific European country from 1987 to 2007. The

number

of foreigners visiting the

lakes

witnessed a steady growth,

while

the

number

of two other sites experienced different trends over the given period. People opting to go to the

mountains

increased significantly before declining in the final

year

,

while

those going to the coast dropped slightly in the beginning before facing an upward trend to the end of the period. In 1987, international tourists stopped by the

lakes

and those who came to the

mountains

were around 10,000 and 20,000 respectively. The visitors to

lakes

rose sharply for a decade, reaching 40,000 in 1997, surpassing those who visited the

mountains

in the same

year

at 30,000. The

number

of people visiting the

lakes

soared dramatically from 1997 to 2002 and reached its highest level at approximately 75,000 before it plunged to 50,000. In the meantime, those who visited the

mountains

increased steadily throughout the years and peaked in 2007 or the final

year

of the given period. As for the

number

of tourists going to the coast, it started off at 40,000 in 1987 and dipped to around 35,000 in 1992. Starting from 1992, the

number

grew steadily

year

on

year

and reached its peak in 2007 at around 75,000, tied with the highest

number

of visitors to the

mountains

.