The graph below shows the number of overseas visitors to three different areas in a European country between 1987 and 2007.

The line chart illustrates the average

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overseas tourists who visited three different areas (the coast, the

mountains

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, and the

lakes

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) in a European nation from 1987 to 2007. The units are measured in thousands.

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it is clear that

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there was a general upward trend in the number of visitors

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all three different attractions. At the first of the period, the

mountains

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and the

lakes

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were the lowest popular among

travelers

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.

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the

coast

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coastal

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area was the most

attraction

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place over the period given. In 1987, the coast enjoyed a huge rise in popularity

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almost 40

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people, compared to other places.

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,

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figure witnessed

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slightly declined

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slight decline

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in the next

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years

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reached at

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roughly 35

thousand

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in 1992. After that, the number of visitors increased

rabidly

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rapidly

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at

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approximately 75

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in 2007.

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, the

mountains

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and the

lakes

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comprised

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apply

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20

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thousand and

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10

thousand

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at

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first

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the first

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year, respectively. By 1997, the

lakes

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experienced a noticeable increase

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20

thousand

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to 40

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. A closer look at the graph,

this

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area peaked at more than 70

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individual

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, which

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it

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famous place in 2002, before declining to only 40

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by the end of the period. In comparison, the

mountains

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experienced a gradual growth

only

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of only

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30

thousand

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in 1997.

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number remained unchanged in the next

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few

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years and

then

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,

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apply

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reached

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just over 20

thousand

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in the

last

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year.