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| Gregorian calendar | 2011 MMXI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2764 |
| Armenian calendar | 1460 ԹՎ ՌՆԿ |
| Bahá'í calendar | 167 – 168 |
| Bengali calendar | 1418 |
| Berber calendar | 2961 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2555 |
| Burmese calendar | 1373 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7519 – 7520 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚寅年十一月廿七日 (4647/4707-11-27) — to —
辛卯年十二月初七日(4648/4708-12-7) |
| Coptic calendar | 1727 – 1728 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 2003 – 2004 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5771 – 5772 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 2066 – 2067 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1933 – 1934 |
| - Kali Yuga | 5112 – 5113 |
| Holocene calendar | 12011 |
| Iranian calendar | 1389 – 1390 |
| Islamic calendar | 1432 – 1433 |
| Japanese calendar | Heisei 23 (平成23年) |
| Korean calendar | 4344 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2554 |
| Unix time | 1293840000 – 1325375999 |
2011 (MMXI) will be a common year starting on a Saturday. In the Gregorian calendar, it will be the 2011th year of the Common Era, or of Anno Domini; the 11th year of the 3rd millennium and of the 21st century; and the 2nd of the 2010s decade.
The United Nations has designated 2011 the International Year of Forests and International Year of Chemistry.
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| Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec |
| Arts |
| Architecture - Art - Literature (Poetry) - Music (Country, Metal, UK) - Film - Television - Home video |
| Politics |
| Elections - Int'l leaders - Politics - State leaders - Sovereign states |
| Science and technology |
| Archaeology - Aviation - Birding/Ornithology - Meteorology - Rail transport - Science - Spaceflight |
| Sports |
| Sport - Australian Football League - Baseball - Football (soccer) - Ice Hockey - Motor Racing - Tennis |
| By place |
| Argentina - Australia - Brazil - Canada - Chad - Denmark - France - India - Iran - Iraq - Ireland - Italy - Japan - Luxembourg - Malaysia - Mexico - New Zealand - Philippines - Singapore - South Africa - Switzerland - United Kingdom - United States - Wales - Zimbabwe |
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| Establishments - Disestablishments |
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| Works - Introductions |
| Gregorian calendar | 2011 MMXI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2764 |
| Armenian calendar | 1460 ԹՎ ՌՆԿ |
| Bahá'í calendar | 167 – 168 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2555 |
| Coptic calendar | 1727 – 1728 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 2003 – 2004 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5771 – 5772 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 2066 – 2067 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1933 – 1934 |
| - Kali Yuga | 5112 – 5113 |
| Holocene calendar | 12011 |
| Iranian calendar | 1389 – 1390 |
| Islamic calendar | 1432 – 1433 |
| Japanese calendar | Heisei 23
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| - Imperial Year | Kōki 2671 (皇紀2671年) |
| Julian calendar | 2056 |
| Korean calendar | 4344 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2554 |
2011 (MMXI) will be a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. According to the North Korean Juche calendar, this will be Juche year 100. This year will also be the 100th of the Republic of China Era year(民國100年).
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Among experts and the general public, there is a debate as to how specific years of the 21st century, including 2011, should be pronounced in English. Although the majority of English-speakers say "two thousand (and) X" for any specific year post–1999, it is often suggested that the continuation of this type of pronunciation for the entire 21st century would be inappropriate or unnatural, given the alternative "twenty X" option.
Many experts agree that majority usage of "two thousand (and) X" is a result of influences from the Y2K hype, as well as the way "2001" was pronounced in the influential 1968 film, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Experts also suggest that since former years such as 1805 and 1905 were commonly pronounced as "eighteen oh" or "nineteen oh" five, the year 2005 should naturally have been pronounced as "twenty oh-five".[1]
Many people, ranging from linguistic and academic experts to Internet bloggers, predict that the "twenty X" pronunciation method will eventually prevail, but a timeframe as to when this change will occur often differs. The year 2010 is suggested by many,[2][3] while 2011[1] and 2013 are popular as well. The latest timeframe for change is usually placed at 2020[1] or 2100.
According to a recent press release, David Crystal, author of the Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language, has predicted that the change will occur in 2011, to "twenty eleven", explaining that the way people pronounce years depends on rhythm, rather than logic. Crystal claims that the rhythm or "flow" of "two thousand (and) ten", beats out that of "twenty ten", but the flow of "twenty eleven" beats out "two thousand (and) eleven".[1] Alternatively, Ian Brookes, editor-in-chief of Chambers Dictionary, suggests the change will occur in 2013. The UK Times has suggested 2020 as a final timeframe for the change, saying "If people can have “twenty-twenty” vision, then surely they should also live in the year “twenty twenty”."[1]
It is noted that, the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, taking place in Vancouver, Canada, are being officially referred to as "the twenty-ten olympics",the 2011 Rugby World Cup officially as "the New Zealand twenty-eleven Rugby World Cup". The London olympics, taking place in 2012, are also being officially referred to by London 2012 as "the twenty-twelve olympics". Chicago 2016, which operates the official Chicago bid for the 2016 games, refers to the "twenty-sixteen games".
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| Centuries: | 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century |
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| Years: | 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 |
2011 (MMXI) is a common year starting on Saturday in the Gregorian calendar. It is the 2011th year in the Common Era (or Anno Domini), and the 11th year in the 3rd millennium and 21st century. It is also the current year.
According to the North Korean Juche calendar, this is Juche year 100. This year is also the 100th of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Era year (民國100年).
The United Nations designated 2011 the International Year of Forests and International Year of Chemistry.
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