What is the G8?
It’s the group of eight richest and most powerful countries in the world.
The leaders of these countries get together every year for a meeting called the Annual G8
Summit. At this meeting, issues of global concern are discussed.
The 2009 summit will be held in Maddalena which is a small Sardinian island in Italy.
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If you want to find out more about G8 BBC has a good profile page
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/country_profiles/3777557.stm
