As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2012

Securities Act File No. 033-97598

Investment Company Act File No. 811-09102

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933	x
Pre-Effective Amendment No.	¨
Post-Effective Amendment No. 244	x
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940	x
Amendment No. 246	x

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

iShares, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company

200 Clarendon Street

Boston, MA 02116

(Address of Principal Executive Office)(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code (415) 670-2000

The Corporation Trust Incorporated

351 West Camden Street

Baltimore, MD 21201

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

With Copies to:

MARGERY K. NEALE, ESQ.	P. JAYSPINOLA, ESQ.	EDWARD BAER, ESQ.
WILLKIE FARR & GALLAGHER LLP	WILLKIE FARR & GALLAGHER LLP	BLACKROCK FUND ADVISORS
787 SEVENTH AVENUE	787 SEVENTH AVENUE	400 HOWARD STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10019-6099	NEW YORK, NY 10019-6099	SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105

Continuous

(August 2, 2012)

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

x immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)

¨ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

¨ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)

¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

If appropriate, check the following box:

¨ This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

This filing relates solely to the following Fund, a series of iShares, Inc.:

iShares MSCI Frontier 100 Index Fund

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all the requirements for the effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 244 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of San Francisco and the State of California on the 2^nd day of August, 2012.

iSHARES, INC.

By:
	Michael Latham*
	President and Director
Date:	August 2, 2012

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 244 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

By:
	Michael Latham*
	President and Director
	Date: August 2, 2012
	John E. Martinez*
	Director
	Date: August 2, 2012
	George G.C. Parker*
	Director
	Date: August 2, 2012
	Cecilia H. Herbert*
	Director
	Date: August 2, 2012
	Charles A. Hurty*
	Director
	Date: August 2, 2012

	John E. Kerrigan*
	Director
	Date: August 2, 2012
	Robert H. Silver*
	Director
	Date: August 2, 2012
	Robert S. Kapito*
	Director
	Date: August 2, 2012
	Madhav V. Rajan*
	Director
	Date: August 2, 2012
	/s/ Jack Gee
	Jack Gee
	Treasurer
	Date: August 2, 2012
*By:	/s/ Jack Gee
	Jack Gee
	Attorney-in-fact
	Date: August 2, 2012

* Powers of Attorney, each dated December 6, 2011, for Michael A. Latham, Charles A. Hurty, Cecilia H. Herbert, John E. Kerrigan, Robert H. Silver, George G.C. Parker, John E. Martinez, Madhav V. Rajan and Robert S. Kapito are incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 221, filed March 15, 2012.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Index No.	Description of Exhibit
EX-101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
EX-101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
EX-101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
EX-101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase