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Whether climate change, conflict or coordination: The Group of Twenty (G20) is one of the most important forums for international cooperation. Following are the participating countries:

1/2019 countries and the European Union make up the G20. They represent more than half of the world’s population, produce more than 85 percent of global gross domestic product and are responsible for 80 percent of global CO2 emissions. These countries belong to him: © Xu Qin/imago
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2/20Only in third place in terms of population, but at the top in terms of economic output: the United States. The founding of the G20 is also closely related to the United States. The idea for this group emerged in 1997 at the initiative of then US President Bill Clinton – at that time it still had 22 members and was known as the Willard Group. © Michael Brochstein/dpa
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3 / 20The most populous country among the G20 is the People’s Republic of China. The authoritarian state is ruled by President Xi Jinping, who will eventually consolidate his power at the 2022 party congress. China’s 1.3 billion people are responsible for 15 percent of the G20 group’s economic output. © Jade Gao / afp
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4 / 20Japan has the fourth largest economic output in the G20. The East Asian country consists of 6,852 islands. Of these, 425 are inhabited, of which more than 125 million people live. With 37.3 million inhabitants, the Tokyo metropolitan area is the largest city in the world. © Philip Fong/afp
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5 / 20The G20 founding conference took place in Berlin in 1999. Until 2008, the summit was known as the “Meeting of Finance Ministers”. In 2017, the G20 returned to Germany and met in Hamburg. The summit was accompanied by massive protests. Fierce clashes broke out between security forces and demonstrators. The center of the conflict is the district of Sankt Pauli. © Michael Kappeler/dpa
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6/20Even though the UK is no longer a member of the EU after Brexit, it is still represented in the G20. Since the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the head of state of the kingdom has been her son Charles III. But in the G20, countries are represented by governments. © Aaron Cown/dpa
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7/20France is one of three EU countries that also has its own representation at the G20. The only group meeting at “Grande Nation” took place in 2007 in the port city of Cannes. Oxfam activists caricature the field: Angela Merkel, Nicolas Sarkozy, Barack Obama, David Cameron, etc. © Martin Bureau/afp
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8/20India is the second most populous country among the G20. In 2002, the group’s only summit in the country was held in Delhi. Chili is considered a staple in India, which apparently is also appreciated by these two children who dress up as Indian gods. © Avishek Das/dpa

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9/20Italy is also a member of the G20. The group’s last summit takes place in the Italian capital Rome in 2021. Italy, the third largest economy in the EU, accounts for 0.8 percent of the population of all G20 countries. © Gregorio Borgia/dpa
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10/20Brazil is the largest country in South America and one of two countries on the continent also represented in the G20. Coastal countries, such as Ipanema in Rio de Janeiro here, underwent a change of government shortly before the G20 summit in Bali. President Jair Bolsonaro is out and Lula da Silva is back again. © Jose Lucena/dpa
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11/20Apart from the United States, another North American country is also part of the G20: Canada. The country in the far north has been ruled by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau since 2015. G20 members met twice in Canada: in 2000 in Montreal and in 2001 in Ottawa. With just 35 million people, Canada has the third smallest population in the G20. © Chris Roussakis/dpa
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12/20South Korea is the third East Asian country to join the G20, along with China and Japan. The capital Seoul was rocked by tragedy shortly before the G20 summit in Bali. More than 150 people were trampled to death. Thousands of people gathered in the streets to commemorate the victims. © Anthony Wallace/afp
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13/20Russia is actually also a member of the G20. However, it is unclear whether President Vladimir Putin will attend the G20 summit in Bali. The country is increasingly isolated internationally due to the war with Ukraine, but still has allies in countries such as China and India, but also among the G20 countries. © Alexander Nemenov/afp
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14/20In terms of population, Australia is the smallest country in the G20. The state of Down Under, famous for the Sydney Opera House, is also the only country from Oceania in the Group of Twenty. © Bai Xuefei/dpa
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15 / 20Like its northern neighbor, the United States, Mexico is a member of the G20. With a population of 127 million, this Central American nation is the eighth largest in the G20. Many people in Mexico celebrate Day of the Dead every year, as they do here, in elaborate and spooky costumes. © Eduardo Verdugo/dpa
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16/20Indonesia is also a member of the G20. This island nation is home to 257 million people and 128 volcanoes. 80 of them are considered active. Eruptions like the one at Mount Merapi are part of everyday life in Indonesia. © Slamet Riyadi/dpa
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17/20A country on two continents and also a member of the G20: Turkey. The Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city, is the gateway to the Black Sea, where grain is shipped worldwide from the ports of Odessa and Mariupol. © Ozan Kose/afp
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18/20In terms of economic output and population, Saudi Arabia is one of the smallest countries in the G20. However, due to the large reserves of raw materials, especially oil, the country has strategic importance. The kingdom is ruled by Salman bin Abd al-Aziz. However, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (pictured) is the real draw in the absolutist country. © Not credited/afp
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19/20South Africa is the only African country in the Group of Twenty. It also has the lowest economic output of all the G20 countries. The country of the Cape of Good Hope, with its cities like Johannesburg and Cape Town, is considered a bastion of fashion – from minimalism to haute couture. © Kim Ludbrook/dpa
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20/20The European Union has a special role in the G20. It is the only state alliance in the country group. The European Union has the second largest economic output and the second largest population in the G20. With Germany, France and Italy, the three EU member states are also represented as individual countries at the G20. © Dragan Tatic/dpa

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