It was during those years that Italy experienced the boom that established it as one of Europe's leading economies and a member of the Group of Seven.

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Japan, more than perhaps any other member of the Group of Seven, or G-7 summit countries, has been properly circumspect regarding developments in Soviet society.

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Ministers and leaders of the parties in the seven-member coalition complain that deals with the rebels are being stitched up by a small group of officials answering directly to the 84-year-old prime minister, Girija Koirala.

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The UK's economic power also means it is a member of the Group of 8 countries (G8), originally a grouping of the world's seven richest industrial democracies.

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