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Registrant Name

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T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc.

Prospectus Date

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Mar. 01, 2015

T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund

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SUMMARY

T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund

Objective [Heading]

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Investment Objective

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The fund seeks long-term growth of capital through investments primarily in the common stocks of companies located (or with primary operations) in Latin America.

Expense [Heading]

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Fees and Expenses

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the fund.

Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]

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Fees and Expenses of the Fund

Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual fund operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a
percentage of the value of your investment)

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 20.5% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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20.50%

Expense Example [Heading]

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Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Strategy [Heading]

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Investments, Risks, and Performance

Principal Investment Strategies

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in Latin American companies. Under normal conditions, at least four countries will be represented in the fund’s portfolio. The fund may purchase the stocks of companies of any size. The fund expects to make substantially all of its investments in common stocks of companies located (or with primary operations) in the countries listed below, as well as others as their markets develop:

• Primary Emphasis: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela.

• Others: Belize, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Panama.

The fund is “nondiversified,” meaning it may invest a greater portion of assets in a single company and own more of the company’s voting securities than is permissible for a “diversified” fund. The fund may make substantial investments (at times more than 25% of total assets) in telecommunications and banking companies in various Latin American countries.

While the fund invests with an awareness of the outlook for industry sectors and individual countries within the region, bottom-up stock selection is the focus of our decision-making. Country allocation is driven largely by stock selection, though we may limit investments in markets or industries that appear to have poor overall prospects.

Security selection reflects a growth style. The fund relies on a global team of investment analysts dedicated to in-depth fundamental research in an effort to identify companies capable of achieving and sustaining above-average, long-term earnings growth. We seek to purchase stocks of such companies at reasonable prices in relation to present or anticipated earnings, cash flow, or book value.

In selecting investments, the fund generally favors companies with one or more of the following characteristics:

• leading or improving market position;

• attractive business niche;

• attractive or improving franchise or industry position;

• seasoned management;

• stable or improving earnings and/or cash flow; and

• sound or improving balance sheet.

The fund may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses, or redeploy assets into more promising opportunities.

Risk [Heading]

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Principal Risks

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that the fund will achieve its objective. The fund’s share price fluctuates, which means you could lose money by investing in the fund. The principal risks of investing in this fund are summarized as follows:

Active management risk The fund is subject to the risk that the investment adviser’s judgments about the attractiveness, value, or potential appreciation of the fund’s investments may prove to be incorrect. If the securities selected and strategies employed by the fund fail to produce the intended results, the fund could underperform other funds with similar objectives and investment strategies.

Risks of stock investing Stocks generally fluctuate in value more than bonds and may decline significantly over short time periods. There is a chance that stock prices overall will decline because stock markets tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising prices and falling prices. The value of a stock in which the fund invests may decline due to general weakness in the stock market or because of factors that affect a company or a particular industry.

International investing risk Investing in the securities of non-U.S. issuers involves special risks not typically associated with investing in U.S. issuers. International securities tend to be more volatile and less liquid than investments in U.S. securities and may lose value because of adverse political, social, or economic developments overseas, or due to changes in the exchange rates between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar. In addition, international investments are subject to settlement practices and regulatory and financial reporting standards that differ from those of the U.S.

Emerging markets risk The risks of international investing are heightened for securities of issuers in emerging market countries. Emerging market countries tend to have economic structures that are less diverse and mature, and political systems that are less stable, than those of developed countries. In addition to all of the risks of investing in international developed markets, emerging markets are more susceptible to governmental interference, local taxes being imposed on international investments, restrictions on gaining access to sales proceeds, and less liquid and less efficient trading markets.

Geographic concentration risk Because the fund concentrates its investments in a particular geographic region, the fund’s performance is closely tied to the social, political, and economic conditions within that region. Political developments and changes in regulatory, tax, or economic policy in particular countries within the region could significantly affect the markets in those countries as well as the entire region. As a result, the fund is likely to be more volatile than more geographically diverse international funds.

Many Latin American countries have histories of inflation, government overspending, political instability, and extreme currency fluctuations. Many of these countries tend to be highly reliant on the exportation of commodities so their economies may be significantly impacted by fluctuations in commodity prices and the global demand for certain commodities. In addition, the fund typically invests a large portion of its assets in companies located or with primary operations in Brazil. The fund’s heavy exposure to one country subjects the fund to a higher degree of risk, in comparison to similar regional funds investing across Latin America, that adverse developments in a single country will have a significant impact on its performance. The Brazilian economy, like many Latin American economies, is susceptible to inflation, monetary tightening and other governmental controls, and slowing growth in its primary export markets.

Industry risk Because the fund may invest significantly in telecommunications and banking companies, the fund is more susceptible to adverse developments affecting such companies and may perform poorly during a downturn in one or more of the industries that heavily impact telecommunications and banking companies. Telecommunications companies can be adversely affected by, among other things, changes in government regulation, intense competition, and rapid obsolescence of products and services due to technological innovations or changing consumer preferences. Banks and other financial services companies can be adversely affected by, among other things, regulatory changes, interest rate movements, the availability of capital and cost to borrow, and the rate of debt defaults.

Nondiversification risk As a nondiversified fund, the fund has the ability to invest a larger percentage of its assets in the securities of a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, poor performance by a single issuer could adversely affect fund performance more than if the fund were invested in a larger number of issuers. The fund’s share price can be expected to fluctuate more than that of a comparable diversified fund.

Investment style risk Different investment styles tend to shift in and out of favor depending on market conditions and investor sentiment. The fund’s growth approach to investing could cause it to underperform other stock funds that employ a different investment style. Growth stocks tend to be more volatile than certain other types of stocks, and their prices may fluctuate more dramatically than the overall stock market. A stock with growth characteristics can have sharp price declines due to decreases in current or expected earnings and may lack dividends that can help cushion its share price in a declining market.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The fund’s share price fluctuates, which means you could lose money by investing in the fund.

Risk Nondiversified Status [Text]

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Nondiversification risk As a nondiversified fund, the fund has the ability to invest a larger percentage of its assets in the securities of a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, poor performance by a single issuer could adversely affect fund performance more than if the fund were invested in a larger number of issuers. The fund’s share price can be expected to fluctuate more than that of a comparable diversified fund.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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Performance

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The bar chart showing calendar year returns and the average annual total returns table indicate risk by illustrating how much returns can differ from one year to the next and how fund performance compares with that of a comparable market index. The fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of future performance.

The fund can also experience short-term performance swings, as shown by the best and worst calendar quarter returns during the years depicted.

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The bar chart showing calendar year returns and the average annual total returns table indicate risk by illustrating how much returns can differ from one year to the next and how fund performance compares with that of a comparable market index.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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1-800-225-5132

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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troweprice.com

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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The fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of future performance.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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Latin America Fund
Calendar Year Returns

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	Quarter   Ended	Total Return
Best Quarter	6/30/09	46.25%
Worst Quarter	12/31/08	-36.35%

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Average Annual Total Returns

Periods ended
December 31, 2014

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as a 401(k) account or individual retirement account.

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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In some cases, the figure shown under “returns after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares” may be higher than the figure shown under “returns before taxes” because the calculations assume the investor received a tax deduction for any loss incurred on the sale of shares.

Performance Table Narrative

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In addition, the average annual total returns table shows hypothetical after-tax returns to suggest how taxes paid by a shareholder may influence returns. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as a 401(k) account or individual retirement account. In some cases, the figure shown under “returns after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares” may be higher than the figure shown under “returns before taxes” because the calculations assume the investor received a tax deduction for any loss incurred on the sale of shares.

Performance Table Closing [Text Block]

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Updated performance information is available through troweprice.com or may be obtained by calling 1-800-225-5132.

T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund | T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund

Risk/Return:

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Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases

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none

Maximum deferred sales charge (load)

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none

Redemption fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed on shares held for 90 days or less)

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2.00%

Maximum account fee

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20

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Management fees

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1.04%

Distribution and service (12b-1) fees

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none

Other expenses

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0.27%

Total annual fund operating expenses

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1.31%

1 year

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133

3 years

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415

5 years

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718

10 years

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1,579

2005

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60.05%

2006

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51.24%

2007

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48.93%

2008

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(55.70%)

2009

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114.36%

2010

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18.49%

2011

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(25.17%)

2012

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10.30%

2013

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(15.95%)

2014

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(13.08%)

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best Quarter

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

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46.25%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst Quarter

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(36.35%)

1 Year

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(13.08%)

5 Years

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(6.50%)

10 Years

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9.36%

T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund | Returns after taxes on distributions | T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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(16.19%)

5 Years

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(7.95%)

10 Years

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8.36%

T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund | Returns after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares | T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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(4.90%)

5 Years

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(4.16%)

10 Years

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8.31%

T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund | MSCI Emerging Markets Latin America Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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(12.03%)

5 Years

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(5.02%)

10 Years

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9.60%

T. Rowe Price Latin America Fund | Lipper Latin American Funds Average

Risk/Return:

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1 Year

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(13.61%)

5 Years

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(4.32%)

10 Years

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8.62%

[1] Subject to certain exceptions, accounts with a balance of less than $10,000 are charged an annual $20 fee.