G8 Countries
The members of the Group of Eight, or G8, are Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The eight members meet once a year at Heads of State and Government level.
France, the United States and Russia are represented by their Heads of State, whereas the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Italy and Canada are represented by their respective Heads of Government.
United Kingdom
Geographical information:
Area: 244,820 km2
Population: 60.5 million (2006) [1]
Annual population growth rate: 0.5% (2006)
Capital: London
Official language: English
Economic data:
GDP (nominal) 2007 [3]
- Total $ 2,804 billion
- Pro capita $ 46,098
- % World GDP 5.1 [4]
GDP (PPP) 2007 [2]
- Total $ 2,168 billion
- Pro capita $ 35,634
- % World GDP 3.3 [4]
Form of government:
Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Leader:
Prime Minister Gordon Brown
G8s held to date:
Gleneagles Summit (2005)
Birmingham Summit (1998)
London Summit (1991)
London Summit (1984)
London Summit (1977)
[1] ONU - World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision
http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/wpp2006/wpp2006.htm
[2] PPP (Purchasing Power Parity)
Estimates for 2007 published by the International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database, October 2008.
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2008/01/weodata/index.aspx
For further information on the calculation of purchasing power parity consult http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purchasing_power_parity
[3] Estimates for 2007 published by the International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database, October 2008.
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2008/01/weodata/index.aspx
[4] Reprocessing of the figures published by the International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database.
