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The Group of 10 (G-10), formed in 1962, unites major economies to coordinate credit policy and support the IMF, serving as an informal global financial steering group. For a detailed description, click on the article title.
The Group of 20 (G-20), founded in 1999, unites major economies to discuss and address global economic stability, growth, and development challenges. For a detailed description, click on the article title.
The Group of 7 (G-7), formed in 1985, unites major noncommunist economies—including the U.S., Japan, and Germany—to coordinate on global economic and political issues. For a detailed description, click on the article title.
The Group of 8 (G-8), formed in 1975, unites major developed nations and the EU to coordinate economic policies, address global issues, and foster international cooperation. For a detailed description, click on the article title.
MDCs – The world’s wealthier countries.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) – A military alliance formed in 1949 included the United States, Canada, many European nations, and Turkey.
Niagara Falls is one of the most viewable and well-visited sights in existence. They stretch across the Niagara River between the US and Canada, interrupted by Goat Island.
NATO – A military alliance formed in 1949 included the United States, Canada, many European nations, and Turkey.
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.
This seaway has a total length of 2,342 miles (3,796 km) between the Atlantic Ocean and its western terminus in Lake Superior. It allows major oceanic vessels to reach the Great Lakes, thus enabling ports as far inland as the west side of Lake Superior to serve as international ports. The seaway was completed in 1959, although Canada and the United States began to anticipate such a waterway project in the last years of the 19th century.