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The Group of Eight (G8) refers to the group of eight highly industrialized nations, which include the United States, Germany, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, and Russia. These countries hold an annual meeting to foster consensus on global issues like economic growth, crisis management, global security, energy, and terrorism. The forum enables presidents and prime ministers, as well as their finance and foreign ministers, to candidly discuss pressing international issues (www.cfr.org).