BRIC Countries

BRIC (typically rendered as “the BRICs” or “the BRIC countries” or known as the “Big Four”) is a grouping acronym that refers to the countries of Brazil, Russia, India, and China that are deemed to all be at a similar stage of newly advanced economic development.

Head of the BRIC Countries.

Brazil

President (head of state and government): Dilma Rousseff

Russia

President (head of state): Dmitry Medvedev

Prime Minister (head of government): Vladimir Putin

India

President (head of state): Pratibha Patil

Prime Minister (head of government): Manmohan Singh

China

President (head of state): Hu Jintao

Premier (head of government): Wen Jiabao