What countries make up the Group of Eight (G8)?
Q: What countries make up the Group of Eight (G8)?
A: The Group of Eight (G8) is made up of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia (suspended), the United Kingdom and the United States. The European Commission is also represented in the committee.
Q: How often does G8 have meetings?
A: G8 has conferences or meetings throughout the year and a summit meeting once a year.
Q: Who attends the summit meeting?
A: The heads of government from each G8 country attend the summit meeting.
Q: Who sets the agenda for each year?
A: The country that holds the presidency for that year sets the agenda for that year and hosts the summit.
Q: When was G6 first formed?
A: The first G6 meeting was in 1975.
Q: When did Canada join to make it G7?
A: Canada joined in 1976 to make it G7.
Q: When did Russia join to make it G8?
A:Russia made it G8 in 1997.
