400 Howard Street

P.O. Box 7101

San Francisco, CA 94105

Tel +1 415 670 7897

Fax +1 415 618 5462

edward.baer@blackrock.com

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January 2, 2013

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

RE: iShares, Inc. (the “Company”)

            Securities Act File No. 33-97598;

            Investment Company Act File No. 811-09102

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and on behalf of the Company, please accept this letter as certification that the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information, each dated January 1, 2013, do not differ from those contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 272 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed electronically on December 27, 2012.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Benjamin J. Haskin of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP at (202) 303-1124 or me at (415) 670-7897.

Yours truly,

/s/ Edward Baer

Edward Baer, Esq.

cc:  Benjamin J. Haskin, Esq.