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| | Group of Eight - Unipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30) |
 | | The Group of Eight (G-8) is the grouping of eight of the world's leading industrialized nations: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, (the G-6, 1975), Canada (the G-7, 1976), and Russia (not participating in all events), as well as the European Union. |
 | | The hallmark of the G-8 is an annual economic and political summit (G-8 Summit) of the heads of government with international officials, though there are numerous subsidiary meetings and policy research. |
 | | The participants agreed to an annual meeting organized under a rotating presidency, forming what was dubbed the Group of Six (G-6) consisting of France, West Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. |
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