G8 Nations
Canada, France,Germany, Italy, Japan,Russia, the UnitedKingdom, and theUnited States
History of the G8…
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The G8 began as the G6, which was founded in1975 and consisted of the United Kingdom,France, Germany, Japan, Italy, and the UnitedStates. In 1977, Canada and the European Union joined the group to make it the G7.
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The G7 became the G8 when Russia joined in1998. The G8 nations meet at their annualsummit to tackle issues important to all membernations. They aim to identify ways to achievetheir common goals, combat common threatsand problems, and coordinate policies.
G8 Members
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The Group of Eight (G8) refers to the group of eight highly industrialized nations--France,Germany, Italy, Great Britain, Japan, UnitedStates, Canada, and Russia--which hold a yearlymeeting, the G8 Summit. Meetings are intendedto foster consensus on global issues such aseconomic growth and crisis management, globalsecurity, energy, and terrorism. Because the G8 islimited in its membership and unable to force itsmembers to comply with the summit's policiesand objectives, some experts question its overalleffectiveness.
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