The graph below gives information about international tourist arrival in different parts of the world. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph below gives information about international tourist arrival in different parts of the world. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The line diagram illustrates the arrival of travellers from all over the world in different areas of the globe in 25 years.
Overall
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, an upward trend in tourism took place over that period of time.
Firstly
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, it can be noticed that the number of people visiting South America and Sub-Saharan Africa followed quite the same tendency, starting at around 10
million
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both growing until 1995 when the African continent experienced a greater increment and 2 decades later the gap between them was nearly 5
million
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.
Secondly
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, Southeast Asia gradually augmented, doubling the starting amount and hitting its peak in 2005 at 50
million
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tourists.
Thirdly
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, Central and Eastern Europe was the area that grew the most, starting at 30
million
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and 25 years later it was 3 times the initial.
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, North America was the first in the ranking with more than 70
million
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travellers going to visit it, rising until 2000 when slightly fell and in 2005 90
million
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tourists arrived.
To sum up
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, tourism all over the world has increased over 25 years, with only one exception, North America;
nevertheless
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, it kept leading the ranking, followed by Central and Eastern Europe which climbed recently.
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