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<ARTICLE> 6
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
TEMPLETON INTERNATIONAL FUND SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT AND IS
QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<CIK>0000916488
<NAME>TEMPLETON GLOBAL INVESTMENT TRUST
<SERIES>
<NUMBER> 001
<NAME>TEMPLETON INTERNATIONAL FUND - CLASS A
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<PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> MAR-31-2001
<PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 59871551
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 53689970
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<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 0
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<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 9282753
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 9282753
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<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 51045119
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 2744877
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 3113678
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 696852
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> 429703
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> (6181581)
<NET-ASSETS> 45990093
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 1039047
<INTEREST-INCOME> 202807
<OTHER-INCOME> 0
<EXPENSES-NET> (513038)
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> 728816
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> 637039
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> (1819638)
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> (453783)
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> (97334)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> (1723719)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
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<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> (32273533)
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 140014
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> (8806131)
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 87683
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> 2255442
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> (202678)
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
<GROSS-EXPENSE> (513038)
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 54127259
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 12.91
<PER-SHARE-NII> .18<F1>
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> (.50)
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> (.04)
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<EXPENSE-RATIO> 1.74<F2>
<FN>
<F1>BASED ON AVERAGE WEIGHTED SHARES OUTSTANDING.
<F2>ANNUALIZED.
</FN>
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