BRICSBRICS is a dialogue and cooperation platform among Member States
(Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) which together account for 30%
of global land, 43% of global population and 21% of the world’s Gross Domestic
Product (GDP), 17.3% of global merchandise trade1, 12.7% of global
commercial services2 and 45% of world's Agriculture Production3. This
platform aims to promote peace, security, prosperity and development in
multipolar, interconnected and globalized world. The BRICS countries
represent Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America, which gives their cooperation
a transcontinental dimension making it especially valuable and significant.