The chart below shows the number of international applicants to the universities of one European country. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant

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amount

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of international

applicants

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from

China

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, Japan,

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USA

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the USA

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and Russia to the universities of one European country between 2004-2008.

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, the largest amount of

applicants

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were from

China

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and the

USA

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,

while

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least

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the least

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number were from Japan and Russia.

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,

quantity

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the quantity

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of

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from the

USA

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started to increase over the years, even though

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from

China

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decreased. At the beginning of the period,

China

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was in the leadership position, in 2004 the number of

applicants

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was over 25000 and after

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it dramatically dropped to 15000 in 2008.

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, the quantity of

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from the

USA

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has almost doubled from

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15000 in 2004 to over 25000 in 2008. At the same time, the application number from Russia was approximately the same, under 5000 for all 5 years.

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Japans

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applications rose from around 6000 in 2004 and 2005 to 8000-9000 in 2006 and reached a peak of 10000 in 2008.