1875 K Street N.W. Washington, DC 20006-1238 Tel: 202 303 1000 Fax: 202 303 2000

March 28, 2013

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE

Washington, DC 20549

Re: iShares, Inc. (the “Company”) (Securities Act File No. 33-97598 Investment Company Act File No. 811-09102) Post-Effective Amendment No. 289

Ladies and Gentlemen:

On behalf of the Company, we hereby transmit for filing under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) and the Investment Company Act of 1940, Post-Effective Amendment No. 289 (the “Amendment”) to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A. The Amendment relates to the following series of the Company:

iShares MSCI Columbia Capped ETF (the “Fund”)

The Amendment is being filed pursuant to Rule 485(a)(2) under the 1933 Act for the sole purpose of adding a new series to the Company, and it will become automatically effective 75 days after the filing.

The following information is provided to assist the Staff of the Commission (the “Staff”) in its review of the Registration Statement.

(1) Investment Objectives and Policies

The Fund seeks to track the performance of an index that measures the performance of the broad-based Columbia equity market, before fees and expenses. The MSCI All Colombia Capped Index (the “Underlying Index”) is designed to measure the broad-based equity market in Colombia. The Underlying Index consists of equity securities of companies that are listed in Colombia and have the majority of their operations based in Colombia, as well as companies that are headquartered in Colombia and have the majority of their operations based in Colombia (but may not be listed in Colombia). The Underlying Index is a free-float adjusted market capitalization-weighted index with a capping methodology applied to issuer weights so that no single issuer of a component exceeds 25% of the Underlying Index weight and all issuers with weight above 5% do not exceed 50% of the Underlying Index weight. The Underlying Index may include large-, mid- or small-capitalization companies, and components primarily include energy, financial and utilities companies. As of February 28, 2013, the Underlying Index consisted of 25 constituents. The components of the Underlying Index, and degree to which these components represent certain industries, may change over time.

(2) Changes from Recent Filings

The Fund’s description of its investment strategy (i.e., the Fund tracks a specific benchmark, its Underlying Index, described above) and risk factors are specific to this Fund. The portfolio managers are specific to this Fund. Fee information will be specific to this Fund.

The Amendment follows the general format used by previous Company filings prepared in accordance with the revised Form N-1A, for example, Post-Effective Amendment No. 274 filed pursuant to Rule 485(a)(2) on January 18, 2013.

(3) Prior Filings with Similar Disclosure

Much of the disclosure in the Amendment is substantially similar to that in previous filings submitted by the Company and reviewed by the Staff. In particular, we invite your attention to Post-Effective Amendment No. 274, filed pursuant to Rule 485(a)(2) on January 18, 2013, relating to the iShares International DR Completion Index Fund.

In the Prospectus:

“Portfolio Holdings Information,” “Management — Investment Adviser,” “Management — Administrator, Custodian and Transfer Agent,” “Management — Conflicts of Interest,” “Shareholder Information — Buying and Selling Shares,” “Shareholder Information — Book Entry,” “Shareholder Information — Share Prices,” “Shareholder Information — Dividends and Distributions,” “Shareholder Information — Taxes,” “Shareholder Information — Taxes on Distribution,” “Shareholder Information — Taxes When Shares Are Sold,” “Shareholder Information — Creations and Redemptions,” “Shareholder Information — Householding,” “Distribution” and “Financial Highlights.”

In the Statement of Additional Information:

“Proxy Voting,” “Portfolio Holdings Information,” “Continuous Offering,” “Investment Advisory, Administrative and Distribution Services — Investment Adviser,” “Investment Advisory, Administrative and Distribution Services — Codes of Ethics,” “Investment Advisory, Administrative and Distribution Services — Anti-Money Laundering Requirements,” “Investment Advisory, Administrative and Distribution Services — Administrator, Custodian and Transfer Agent,” “Investment Advisory, Administrative and Distribution Services — Distributor,” “Investment Advisory, Administrative and Distribution Services — Financial Intermediary Compensation,” “Additional Information Concerning the Company — Termination of the Company or the Fund,” “Additional Information Concerning the Company — DTC as Securities Depository for Shares of the Fund,” “Financial Statements” and “Miscellaneous Information.”

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The operations of the Fund, the description of the shares offered and the other information that is typically common in a fund complex do not appear to raise novel issues or problem areas that warrant particular attention of the Staff in reviewing the Registration Statement. Consequently, on behalf of the Company, we request that the Registration Statement be given selective review by the Staff.¹

If you have any questions or need further information, please call me at (202) 303-1124.

Sincerely,

/s/ Benjamin J. Haskin

Benjamin J. Haskin

cc: Ed Baer, Esq. Katherine Drury Michael Gung Joel Whipple

¹ See Inv. Co. Act. Rel. No. 13768 (Feb. 15, 1984).

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