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G8  

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  • G-8 SUMMITS ARE THE annual meetings of the government leaders of the major industrial countries. The G-8, which was known as G-7 before Russia joined it as the eighth country, functions as a forum where heads of state can discuss economic, political, and financial issues of mutual interest and attempt common strategies. [Source: Encyclopedia of World Poverty; G-8]

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