Just Some of the many Mutual Funds + ETF options out there for investing in different parts of the WORLD (Away from the U.S.):
*iShare Country ETFs:
EWA: Australia
EWC: Canada
EWD: Sweden
EWG: Germany
EWH: Hong Kong
EWI: Italy
EWJ: Japan
EWK: Belgium
EWL: Switzerland
EWM: Malaysia
EWN: Netherlands
EWO: Austria
EWP: Spain
EWQ: France
EWS: Singapore
EWT: Taiwan
EWU: United Kingdom
EWW: Mexico
EWY: South Korea
EWZ: Brazil
EIS: Israel
EZA: South Africa
THD: Thailand
TUR: Turkey
*iShare International Index ETFs:
FXI: China FTSE 25 Index
AIA: S+P Asia 50 Index
IEV: S+P Europe 350 Index
ILF: S+P Latin America 40 Index
ITF: Topix 150 Index
EEM: MSCI Emerging Markets Index
*Fidelity International Region Mutual Funds:
FICDX: Canada Fund
FHKCX: China Region Fund
FIEUX: Europe Fund
FEMKX: Emergering Markets Fund (13% Brazil, 13% Russia, 12% Korea)
FLATX: Latin America Fund
FJPNX: Japan Fund
FSEAX: Southeast Asia Fund
*Other Misc. International ETFs:
BIK: Spyder S+P BRIC 40 (Brazil/Russia/India/China)
GAF: Spyder S+P Emerging Middle East and Africa (EMEA)
EEB: Claymore/Bank of NY BRIC
IFN: The India Fund
EPI: Wisdom Tree India
RSX: Vector Russia Fund