<ARTICLE>	6

<CIK>	0000744822

<NAME>	Fidelity Investment Trust



	<NUMBER>	121

	<NAME>	Fidelity Japan Fund

<MULTIPLIER>	1,000







<PERIOD-TYPE>
YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>
OCT-31-2000
<PERIOD-END>
OCT-31-2000
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST>
572,550
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE>
678,158
<RECEIVABLES>
13,976
<ASSETS-OTHER>
0
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS>
0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>
692,134
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES>
11,020
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT>
0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES>
57,164
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES>
68,184
<SENIOR-EQUITY>
0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON>
368,160
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK>
30,541
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR>
40,947
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT>
23,183
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII>
0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS>
127,017
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS>
0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC>
105,590
<NET-ASSETS>
623,950
<DIVIDEND-INCOME>
2,947
<INTEREST-INCOME>
1,671
<OTHER-INCOME>
641
<EXPENSES-NET>
10,528
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME>
(5,269)
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT>
207,758
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT>
(206,814)
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS>
(4,325)
<EQUALIZATION>
0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME>
20,392
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS>
0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER>
0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD>
22,195
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED>
33,426
<SHARES-REINVESTED>
825
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS>
(267,291)
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR>
13,253
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR>
(45,150)
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR>
0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR>
0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES>
7,535
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>
31
<GROSS-EXPENSE>
10,652
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS>
910,886
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN>
21.770
<PER-SHARE-NII>
(.140)
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC>
(.810)
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND>
 .460
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS>
0
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL>
0
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END>
20.430
<EXPENSE-RATIO>
117