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Fast Facts
- Also known as: Group of Eight, Group of Seven and Russia
- Founded: 1975 in Rambouillet, France
- G8 presidency rotates between the member countries depending on which is holding the summit
- Represents over half of the global economyBBC News: What is the G8?
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Members
- Canada (joined in 1976)
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Japan
- Russia (joined in 1998)
- United Kingdom
- United States
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Criticism
Along with the media attention comes protest to each yearly G8 summit. Critics of the Group of Eight accuse them of being elitist and promoting policies that are not conducive to the interests of the rest of the world.BBC News: G8 Profile -
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Wikipedia: G8 Overview
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Official Sites: G8 Gleneagles 2005 and G8 Saint Petersburg, Russia 2006
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America.gov: G-8 Summits Produce Results
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G8 Information Centre
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Council on Foreign Relations: The Backgrounder: G8 Industrialized Nations
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BBC News: G8 Profile and What is the G8?
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@Kissilova OMFG :p so i could say that today was a g8 day for both :p
@lovelyrainbow | November 09, 2009 06:17 PM -
RT @savethiscountry: G8 Article! RT @CrabbyCon: Obama's shameful absence frm Berlin & 4 reasons he stayed away http://tinyurl.com/ybxckeq
@LaydiHD | November 09, 2009 06:03 PM -
G8 Article! RT @CrabbyCon: Obama's shameful absence frm Berlin & 4 reasons he stayed away http://tinyurl.com/ybxckeq
@savethiscountry | November 09, 2009 05:57 PM -
http://bit.ly/1CfVbh <---- LoL Oliver Pocher we love ya! It's g8! But in german!
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