33.The chart below shows the number of international applicants from four countries that a Europena university had from 2004 and 2008. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant

The bar chart delineates the number of international

applicants

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from four distinct nations (China, Japan, the USA, and

Russia

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) applying to universities in a European country between 2004 and 2008.

Overall

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,

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from China and the USA consistently dominated the chart,

whereas

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Russia

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accounted for the smallest share throughout the period. Notably, China experienced a V-shaped trend, ultimately recovering its initial peak,

while

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the USA saw an

overall

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decline despite intermediate fluctuations. Regarding the highest figures, Chinese

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began the period at approximately 27,000 in 2004, which was the highest point on the chart.

However

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,

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figure dropped significantly to roughly 17,000 by 2007 before surging back to its initial level of 27,000 in the final year.

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, the number of American

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started at around 20,000, dipping to 15,000 in 2005,

then

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climbing to 22,000 in 2007, only to plummet back to 15,000 in 2008. Turning to the countries with lower applicant numbers, Japan and

Russia

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followed relatively similar trajectories. Japan started at 10,000

applicants

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in 2004, bottomed out at 5,000 in 2006, and recovered to its starting figure of 10,000 by 2008. Meanwhile,

Russia

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consistently had the lowest number of

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, standing at roughly 5,000 in 2004 and experiencing a marginal increase to 6,000 by the end of the period.