What countries are considered G8?

Question

What does G8 stand for. In catagorizing countries and labeling some G8, what does that mean?
Is Canada a G8 country?

Answer 1

The 32nd G8 Summit, includes the Group of Seven countries (officially established in 1985), that meet annually in member countries, (since 1975) along with Russia, although not a full member, has been in attendance since 1994. The (7) full members include Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States; the G8 periodically meet to discuss international economic, and monetary issues. (Global Policy Making at the highest level, officially established in 1998) (The G-5 consists of the world's leading industrialized countries: France, Germany, Japan, the united Kingdom and the United States.)
In 1999 a newly formed Group of 20 (G20), with the G7, plus Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, the European Union, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, and Turkey, emerging nations who interests were not addressed during the G7 meetings.
Does anybody remember what happened last year while the UK hosted the 31st G8 summit at Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire just one day after London was chosen to host the 2012 Summer Olympics?

Answer 2

Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, United Kingdom, and the United States are all G8 countries

Answer 3

At the summit in St Petersburg the G8 heads of state and government adopted the G8 Statement on Strengthening the UN’s Counter-Terrorism Program, the G8 Declaration on Cooperation and Future Action in Stabilization and Reconstruction, the G8 Summit Declaration on Counter Terrorism.

The countries involved in the G8 are:
-Russia
-France
-U.S.A
-England
-Japan
-Germany
-Canada
-Italy
-European Union

Answer 4

The G8 is made up of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, UK, and America. Yes Canada is a G8 country. I love to disagree with the first post. Well, I see he has edited his post after noticing his mistake.

Answer 5

It is just a name...

The Group of Eight (G8) consists of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Together, these countries represent about 65% of the world economy.

Answer 6

Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, UK, US

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G8

Answer 7

G8 countries are UK,USA,FRANCE,ITALY,CANADA,RUSSIA,JAPAN,GERMANY. YES CANADA IS THE MEMBER OF G8

Answer 8

united states, great britain, canada, france, germany, japan, italy?, and russia. don't remember what it stands for. but the countries represent the big economic countries in the world