The graph below shows the number of international tourist arrivals in five countries between 1995 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph illustrates how many overseas visitors, in millions, travelled to France, the USA, Spain, Italy and Turkey between 1995 and 2010.

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, arrivals increased in every destination across the fifteen years, with France attracting the most tourists throughout the period. Turkey,

however

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, recorded the fastest growth, more than tripling its total,

whereas

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Italy showed the smallest change. France began well ahead of the other four, welcoming roughly 60 million visitors in 1995, and its total climbed steadily to approximately 77 million by 2010. The USA started in second place at around 43 and followed a similar upward path, reaching nearly 60

at the end

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of the period despite a brief dip in 2005. Spain, meanwhile, rose from 35 to just over 52, so that by 2010 it had drawn level with the American figure. The two remaining countries received far fewer tourists. Italy's numbers grew only modestly, from 31 in 1995 to 43 fifteen years later, and

consequently

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it fell from third to fourth position. Turkey,

by contrast

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, was the least visited in 1995 at a mere 8, yet its total surged after 2000 and reached about 27 by 2010, narrowing the gap with Italy considerably.