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The G-8 Summit, by the Numbers—PICTURES
Updated: May 18, 2012 | 10:13 a.m.
May 18, 2012 | 6:10 a.m.
Leaders from the Group of 8 (minus Russian President Vladimir Putin) are heading to the president's retreat in Western Maryland at Camp David this weekend ahead of the NATO summit in Chicago. Here's a closer look at the numbers surrounding the bloc of economic powerhouse countries.
82: The percentage of global GDP that the G-8 is responsible for. The G-8 nations produce almost $65 trillion of the globe's nearly $79 trillion economy. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
3: Number of countries whose GDP is among the top 10 globally but are not part of the G-8. By name, they are Brazil, China, and India. Seen here, the foreign ministers of India, left, and China. (AP Photo)
3,790: The number of likes on the "Resist the Chicago G8/NATO Summits | May 2012" Facebook page as of 8:27 p.m. ET on May 17. (Facebook)
1: The number that Greg Valtus, a member of the group ONE, uses a trailer-mounted sprayer to paint onto Route 77 in Thurmont, Md., near Camp David. (AP Photo/Timothy Jacobsen)
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