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2023 BRICS summit

World map identifying the curent member states of the BRICS intergovernmental organization.

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BRICS: Media

intergovernmental organization

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2023 BRICS summit

2023 BRICS summit

Chinese Pres. Xi Jinping (second from left) delivering an address during the BRICS...

© Xie Huanchi—Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images

World map identifying the curent member states of the BRICS intergovernmental organization.

BRICS member countries

Map showing the members of BRICS: Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Russia,...

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Kenny Chmielewski

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