Schott's Miscellany 8 November 2009
BRIC
The BRIC states are: Brazil, Russia, India, China.
From this group, a number of additional terms have developed:
BRIMC = BRIC + Mexico
BRICS = BRIC + South Africa
BRICA = BRIC + the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Oman, Bahrain, and Qatar
BRICET = BRIC + Eastern Europe and Turkey
Henry James (1843-1916)