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Retail \| Fidelity Total Emerging Markets Fund
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Supplement [Text Block]	fit_SupplementTextBlock	Supplement to the Fidelity^® Emerging Markets Discovery Fund and Fidelity Total Emerging Markets Fund December 30, 2013 Prospectus The following information supplements similar information for Fidelity Emerging Markets Discovery Fund found in the "Fund Summary" section under the heading "Principal Investment Strategies" on page 4. Allocating the fund's assets across emerging markets sectors, using different Fidelity managers.

The exact name of the entity filing the report as specified in its charter, which is required by forms filed with the SEC.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation 12B

-Number 240

-Section 12b

-Subsection 1

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