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-The '''G20''' (or '''G-20''' or '''Group of Twenty''') is an [[international]] forum for the [[government]]s and [[central bank]] governors from 20 major economies. Currently, these are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, and the European Union. Founded in 1999, the G20 aims to discuss policy issues pertaining to the promotion of international financial stability. It seeks to address issues that go beyond the responsibilities of any one organization. The G20 [[head of government|heads of government]] or [[head of state|heads of state]] have periodically conferred at summits since their initial meeting in 2008, and the group also hosts separate meetings of [[finance minister]]s and [[foreign minister]]s due to the expansion of its agenda in recent years.+The '''Big Four''', also known as '''G4''' or '''EU4''', refers to [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Italy]] and the [[United Kingdom]].
- +==See also==
-Membership of the G20 consists of 19 individual countries plus the [[European Union]] (EU). The EU is represented by the [[European Commission]] and by the [[European Central Bank]]. Collectively, the G20 economies account for around [[List of countries by GDP (nominal)|85%]] of the [[gross world product]] (GWP), 80% of [[International trade|world trade]] (or, if excluding EU intra-trade, 75%), and two-thirds of the [[world population]].+*[[Great power]]
- +*[[France–Italy relations]]
-With the G20 growing in stature after its inaugural [[2008 G20 Washington summit|leaders' summit in 2008]], its leaders announced on 25 September 2009 that the group would replace the [[Group of Eight (G8)|G8]] as the main economic council of wealthy nations.+*[[France–Germany relations]]
- +*[[France–United Kingdom relations]]
-The heads of the G20 nations met semi-annually at [[List of G20 summits|G20 summit]]s between 2009 and 2010. Since the [[2011 G20 Cannes summit|November 2011 Cannes summit]], all G20 summits have been held annually.<ref name="g20members"/>+*[[Germany–Italy relations]]
- +*[[Germany–United Kingdom relations]]
-== See also ==+*[[Italy–United Kingdom relations]]
-* [[Big Four (Western Europe)]]+*[[EU three]]
-* [[Pacific Alliance]]+*[[G6 (EU)]]
-* [[Emerging power]]+*[[G7]]
-* [[Group of Ten (economics)]]+
-* [[Great power]]+
-* [[Middle power]]+
-* [[Regional power]]+
-* [[Global governance]]+
-* [[List of countries by GDP (nominal)]]+
-* [[List of countries by GDP (PPP)]]+
-* [[List of country groupings]]+
-* [[List of multilateral free-trade agreements]]+
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The Big Four, also known as G4 or EU4, refers to France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom.

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