These are the countries which significantly influence the international affairs such as the United States of America, Russia, United Kingdom, China, Germany, Japan etc. The world power have stayed supreme over all other nations for several years now and they even control the weaker nations from the backdown in the name of donations, loans, business sanctions etc. The great8 meeting need to be changed to include at least one representative from each continent because it is not fair to decide on behalf of anyone who is not around and knows nothing. Do you feel that Africa should be included in the G8 as a minor ?