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The line graph shows the number of international tourists arriving in five different regions. The chart
records data from 1990 to 2005 and, in each of those years, North America received the highest
number of tourists. However, in the final year it was a close tie between North America and Central
and Eastern Europe, which had risen quite rapidly since the millennium.
In 1990, there were more than twice as many arrivals in North American as in the next most popular
tourist destination, which was Central and Eastern Europe. The figures for North American continued
to grow steadily until the turn of the century, after which they pulled back slightly. During the final
five-year period, the number of arrivals was approximately 90 million. From 30 million in 1990, the
number of arrivals to Central and Eastern Europe rapidly increased and ended the period at almost
90 million as well.
The figures for the other three regions were similar to those of Central and Eastern Europe in that
they constantly increased, but they did so at a much less rapid rate. Southeast Asia saw a somewhat
steady rise from 20 million to about 50 million, while Sub-Saharan Africa and South America
followed a very similar trend to one another. They both grew from less than 10 million to very
roughly 20 million.
