Although tourism declined significantly during the war with Iraq, it has been subsequently recovered. About 1,659,000 foreign tourists visited Iran in 2004, and 2.3 million in 2009, mostly from Asian countries, including the republics of Central Asia, while about 10% came from the European Union and North America.[229][230][231] Over five million tourists visited Iran in the fiscal year of 2014–2015, ending March 21, four percent more year-on-year