The G20 or Group of 20 is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 sovereign countries, the European Union (EU), and the African Union (AU). It works to address major issues related to the global economy, such as international financial stability, climate change mitigation and sustainable development, through annual meetings of heads of state and heads of government.
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The G20 is a group of 19 countries plus the European Union and African Union that meets annually to discuss and coordinate responses to major global economic and environmental challenges. It matters because these meetings bring together leaders from the world's largest and most influential economies to work on issues like financial stability, climate change, and sustainable development.
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- G20
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- Group of Twenty
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- G20 official logo during the 2025 South Africa chairmanship
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- 2025 G20 Johannesburg summit Family Photo.jpg
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- Group photo at the 2025 G20 Johannesburg summit in Johannesburg, South Africa
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- G20 2023 map.svg
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- International organization
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- Bring together systemically important industrialized and developing economies to discuss key issues in the global economy.
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- Chairman (Incumbent)
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- Donald Trump, President of the United States
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- History
- Early topics
- Summits
- Chair rotation
- Organization
- Proposed permanent secretariat
- Members
- Member of head of state and head of government
- Member country data
- Role of Asian countries
- Invitees
- Permanent guest invitees
- Agenda
- Financial focus
- Growth and sustainability
- Interrelated themes
- G20 engagement groups
- Influence and accountability
- Views on the G20's exclusivity of membership
- Norwegian perspective
- Spanish participation
- Polish aspirations
- Global Governance Group (3G) response
- ''Foreign Policy'' critiques
- Calls for removing Russia
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The G20 or Group of 20 is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 sovereign countries, the European Union (EU), and the African Union (AU). It works to address major issues related to the global economy, such as international financial stability, climate change mitigation and sustainable development, through annual meetings of heads of state and heads of government.
The 19 member states of the G20 account for around 85% of gross world product (GWP), 75% of international trade, 56% of the global population, and 60% of the world's land area; including the EU and AU, the G20 comprises 78.9% of global population and 83.9% of global CO2 emissions from fossil energy.
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