Group of 20
Who's who at the G-20
The G-20 (Group of 20) comprises the world’s 20 largest economic powers. But how are these leading nations coping during the downturn?
Argentina
Representative: Pres. Cristina Kirchner
Population: 40.5M
Inflation (%): 22
Unemployment (%): 7.8
In recession? NO
Australia
Representative: PM Kevin Rudd
Population: 21M
Inflation (%): 4.7
Unemployment (%): 4.5
In recession? YES
Brazil
Representative: Pres. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Population: 196M
Inflation (%): 5.8
Unemployment (%): 8
In recession? NO
Canada
Representative: PM Stephen Harper
Population: 33.5M
Inflation (%): 3
Unemployment (%): 6.1
In recession? YES
China
Representative: Pres. Hu Jintao
Population: 1.3B
Inflation (%): 6
Unemployment (%): up to 9
In recession? NO
European Union
Representative: Czech Pres. Mirek Topolanek
Population: 500M
Inflation (%): 2.3
Unemployment (%): 7.1
In recession? YES
France
Representative: Pres. Nicolas Sarkozy
Population: 64M
Inflation (%): 1
Unemployment (%): 7.4
In recession? YES
Germany
Representative: Chanc. Angela Merkel
Population: 82.3M
Inflation (%): 2.8
Unemployment (%): 7. 9
In recession? YES
India
Representative: PM Manmohan Singh
Population: 1.1B
Inflation (%): 3.6
Unemployment (%): 6.8
In recession? NO
Indonesia
Representative: Pres. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Population: 237.5M
Inflation (%): 10.5
Unemployment (%): 8.2
In recession? NO
Italy
Representative: PM Silvio Berlusconi
Population: 58.1M
Inflation (%): 3.6
Unemployment (%): 6.8
In recession? YES
Japan
Representative: PM Taro Aso
Population: 127.3M
Inflation (%): 1.8
Unemployment (%): 4.2
In recession? YES
Mexico
Representative: Pres. Felipe Calderon
Population: 109.9M
Inflation (%): 6.2
Unemployment (%): 4.1
In recession? NO
Russia
Representative: Pres. Dmitry Medvedev
Population: 140.7M
Inflation (%): 13.9
Unemployment (%): 6.2
In recession? YES
Saudi Arabia
Representative: King Abdullah
Population: 28.1M
Inflation (%): 10.3
Unemployment (%): up to 25
In recession? NO
South Africa
Representative: Pres. Kgalema Motlanthe
Population: 48.7M
Inflation (%): 8.1
Unemployment (%): 21.9
In recession? NO
South Korea
Representative: Pres. Lee Myung-bak
Population: 48.3M
Inflation (%): 4.7
Unemployment (%): 3.2
In recession? NO
Turkey
Representative: Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Population: 71.5M
Inflation (%): 10.4
Unemployment (%): 12.3
In recession? NO
United Kingdom
Representative: PM Gordon Brown
Population: 61M
Inflation (%): 3.1
Unemployment (%): 6.5
In recession? YES
United States
Representative: Pres. Barack Obama
Population: 304M
Inflation (%): 3.8
Unemployment (%): 8.1
In recession? YES
(Published by CNN - April 2, 2009)