2012 (twenty twelve, two thousand twelve, twenty twenteen, or two thousand twenteen) (MMXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2012th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 12th year of the 3rd millennium, the 12th year of the 21st century, and the 3rd year of the 2010s decade.
Millennium: | 3rd millennium |
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Centuries: | 20th century – 21st century – 22nd century |
Decades: | 1980s 1990s 2000s – 2010s – 2020s 2030s 2040s |
Years: | 2009 2010 2011 – 2012 – 2013 2014 2015 |
The year 2012 was the International Year of Cooperatives and the Alan Turing Year.
2012 was the Chinese Year of Water Dragon based on the 12-year Chinese Zodiac cycle.
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