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The group of the seven, shortened G-7 (; ) is a group of 7 economically developed countries -- Britain, Germany (Western Germany until 1991), Italy, Canada, USA, France, Japan -- which together produce about 40% of GDP and have about 10% of the world's population. As of 2022, G-7's share in global GDP is 27% , as in the last 10 years (2012) its growth has formed 14.5% of global GDP growth.

It was created by France in 1975 as a G-6. In 1976 Canada joined and the name changed to G-7. In 1997 the group became G-8, including Russia, which was excluded because of the crisis in Crimea in 2014. The European Union has also had a representative since 1977.

The meetings of the G7 are between the government leaders of the participating countries, as well as between ministers, for example, the finance ministers of the countries meet 4 times a year, and the presidents of central banks.

History
The concept of such a forum of leaders of the most developed economies arises after the 1973 oil crisis. A series of meetings took place in the White House Library in Washington between leaders of the United States, Britain, West Germany, Japan and France in 1974. A year later, the French president invited the leaders of the Washington summit, along with Italy, to hold annual meetings on a rotating basis. The President of the European Commission also attended all meetings since 1977 when he was first invited from Britain.

Recently, France and Britain have expressed a desire to expand the group by joining 5 developing countries: Brazil, People's Republic of China, India, Mexico and the Republic of South Africa. They were all present as guests at previous meetings, sometimes called G8+5. On 25 September 2009, at its summit, the G20 announced that due to their growing influence, the G8 would replace as the main economic council of the rich nations.

Organisation
The G-7 has no administrative structure similar to international organisations such as the UN or the World Bank. There is no permanent secretariat or offices for members.

The Presidency shall be replaced on 1 January each year. The country holding the presidency is responsible for planning and hosting a series of meetings of the ministers of the countries, as well as the mid-year summit. Each calendar year the meeting's hosting changes in a certain order: France, Britain, Germany, Japan, Italy and Canada. The host is also chairman of the forum, offers the agenda and determines where and when the ministers of the Member States will meet.

Meetings between ministers are held to discuss global issues such as health, economic and social development, legal system, terrorism, trade, energy, etc. In June 2005, the G-8 legal and internal ministers agreed to create an international database of pedophiles, as well as information