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The first BRIC Foreign Ministers’ Meeting was held in 2006 among China, Brazil, Russia, and India on the margins of the general debate of the 61st session of the United Nations General Assembly
BRICS is an acronym for an association of five major emerging national economies:
B
Federative Republic of Brazil
BRICS aims to achieve this goal through a variety of mechanisms, including the promotion of trade and investment
R
Russian Federation
The organisation also seeks to strengthen people-to-people ties and cultural exchanges among its members
I
Republic of India
The BRICS have a combined area of 39,746,220 km2 and an estimated total population of about 3.21 billion
C
People’s Republic of China
All five states are members of the G20, with a combined nominal GDP of US$28.06 trillion
S
Republic of South Africa