2012
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Summary
2012 is a leap year[1]. 2012 draws 11,354 Wikipedia views per month (leap year category, ranking #2 of 6).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: calendar year[3], leap year starting on Sunday and ending on Monday[4]
- Follows: 2011[5]
- Followed by: 2013[6]
- Part of: 2010s[7], Gregorian calendar[8], 21st century[9], 3rd millennium[10]
- Commons category: 2012[11]
- Said to be the same as: 12012 HE[12], 2012[13]
- Has part(s): January 2012[14], February 2012[15], March 2012[16], April 2012[17], May 2012[18], June 2012[19], July 2012[20], August 2012[21], September 2012[22], October 2012[23], November 2012[24], December 2012[25]
- Start time: January 1, 2012[26]
- End time: December 31, 2012[27]
- Point in time: January 1, 2012[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:2012[29]
- Commons gallery: 2012[30]
- Topic has template: Template:2012[31]
- Different from: 2012[32]
- Duration: 1[33]
- Has list: list of state leaders in 2012[34]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q31803127[35]
- Model year code: C[36]
- Related category: Category:2012-related lists[37]
- Category for births in this time period: Category:2012 births[38]
- Category for deaths in this time period: Category:2012 deaths[39]
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Influence
Things named for 2012 include 2012[40], a film[41], directed by Roland Emmerich[42] and Kony 2012[43], a viral video[44], founded in 2005[45], directed by Jason Russell[46].
Why It Matters
2012 has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] 2012 is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for 2012 include 2012[40], a film[41], directed by Roland Emmerich[42] and Kony 2012[43], a viral video[44], founded in 2005[45], directed by Jason Russell[46].