| Millennium: | 3rd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 20th century – 21st century – 22nd century |
| Decades: | 1980s 1990s 2000s – 2010s – 2020s 2030s 2040s |
| Years: | 2009 2010 2011 – 2012 – 2013 2014 2015 |
| 2012 by topic: |
| News by month |
| Jan – Feb – Mar – Apr – May – Jun Jul – Aug – Sep – Oct – Nov – Dec |
| Arts |
| Architecture – Art – Comics – Film – Home video – Literature (Poetry) – Music (Country, Metal, UK) – Radio – Television – Video gaming |
| Politics |
| Elections – Int'l leaders – Politics – State leaders – Sovereign states |
| Science and technology |
| Archaeology – Aviation – Birding/Ornithology – Meteorology – Palaeontology – Rail transport – Science – Spaceflight |
| Sports |
| Sport – Athletics (Track and Field) – Australian Football League – Baseball – Basketball – Football (soccer) – Cricket – Ice Hockey – Motorsport – Tennis – Rugby league – Rugby Union |
| By place |
| Algeria – Argentina – Australia – Belgium - Brazil – Canada – People's Republic of China – Denmark – El Salvador – Egypt – European Union – France – Germany – Ghana – Hungary – India – Iraq – Iran – Ireland – Israel – Italy – Japan – Kenya – Lithuania – Luxembourg – Malaysia – Mexico – New Zealand – Norway – Pakistan – Palestinian territories – Philippines – Poland – Romania – Russia – Singapore – South Africa – South Korea – Spain – Sri Lanka – United Arab Emirates – United Kingdom – United States – Zimbabwe |
| Other topics |
| Awards – Law – Religious leaders |
| Birth and death categories |
| Births – Deaths |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories |
| Establishments – Disestablishments |
| Works and introductions categories |
| Works – Introductions |
| Gregorian calendar | 2012 MMXII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2765 |
| Armenian calendar | 1461 ԹՎ ՌՆԿԱ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6762 |
| Bahá'í calendar | 168–169 |
| Bengali calendar | 1419 |
| Berber calendar | 2962 |
| British Regnal year | 60 Eliz. 2 – 61 Eliz. 2 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2556 |
| Burmese calendar | 1374 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7520–7521 |
| Chinese calendar | 辛卯年十二月初八日 (4648/4708-12-8) — to —
壬辰年十一月十九日(4649/4709-11-19) |
| Coptic calendar | 1728–1729 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 2004–2005 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5772–5773 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 2068–2069 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1934–1935 |
| - Kali Yuga | 5113–5114 |
| Holocene calendar | 12012 |
| Iranian calendar | 1390–1391 |
| Islamic calendar | 1433–1434 |
| Japanese calendar | Heisei 24 (平成24年) |
| Korean calendar | 4345 |
| Minguo calendar | ROC 101 民國101年 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2555 |
| Unix time | 1325376000–1356998399 |
2012 (MMXII) is a leap year that started on a Sunday in the Gregorian calendar, and it is the current year. It is the 2012th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 12th year of the 3rd millennium and of the 21st century, and the 3rd of the 2010s.
The United Nations General Assembly designated 2012 as the International Year of Cooperatives, highlighting the contribution of cooperatives to socio-economic development, in particular recognizing their impact on poverty reduction, employment generation and social integration;[1] it is also designated as the International Year of Sustainable Energy for All.[2]
It has also been designated Alan Turing Year, commemorating the mathematician, computer pioneer, and code-breaker on the centennial of Turing's birth.[3]
There are a variety of popular beliefs about the year 2012. These beliefs range from the spiritually transformative to the apocalyptic, and center upon various interpretations of the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar. Contemporary scientists have disputed the apocalyptic versions.[4]
Contents |