The 2000s is the current decade, spanning from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2009. A millennium (pl millennia) is a period of Time equal to one thousand Years (from Latin la mille, thousand and la annum The third millennium is a period of time that commenced on January 1, 2001, and will end on December 31, 3000, of the Gregorian calendar A century (from the Latin centum, meaning one hundred is One hundred consecutive Years Centuries are numbered ordinally (e The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The 21st century is the current century of the Christian Era or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The 22nd century of the Common Era will span the years 2101&ndash2200 of the Gregorian calendar. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 The 2010s Decade is a period of 10 years that will begin on January 1, 2010 and will end on December 31, 2019. The 2020s is the 3rd decade of the 21st century of the Anno Domini ( common) era The 2030s will begin on January 1, 2030 and end on December 31, 2039. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. A decade is a period of 10 Years (since 1594 a factor of 10 difference between two numbers, or sometimes a set or a group of ten (since 1451 New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. The decade has been dominated by several wide-ranging topics, including international trade, concerns over energy supplies and global warming, the explosion in telecommunications, a growing concern with international terrorism and war, and an escalation of the social issues of the 1990s. An energy crisis is any great bottleneck (or price Rise) in the supply of energy resources to an economy. Global warming is the increase in the average measured temperature of the Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion War is an international relations Dispute, characterized by organized Violence between National Military units The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999

Economic developments have largely focused on the explosion of Asia's economic and political potential, with China experiencing immense economic growth, moving toward the status of a world power and billion-consumer market. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Economic growth is the increase in the amount of the goods and services produced by an economy over time India, along with many other developing countries, has seen a rapid increase in the size of its economy, accelerated by increased technological integration with the economies of more developed countries. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country A trend connecting economic and political events in North America, Asia, and the Middle East is the rapidly increasing demand for fossil fuels, which — along with fewer new petroleum finds, greater extraction costs, and political turmoil — forced two other trends: a soar in the price of petroleum products and a subsequent push by governments and businesses to promote the development of "green" technology. The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. Fossil fuels or mineral fuels are fossil source Fuels that is Hydrocarbons found within the top layer of the Earth’s crust. Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit Environmental technology (abbreviated as EnviroTech) or green technology (abbreviated as GreenTech) or clean technology (abbreviated as

Technological advancements are as revolutionary and diversified as previous decades, for example, in the field of digital electronics, especially ones for the consumer, the advancements have been considerable. A digital system uses discrete (discontinuous values usually but not always Symbolized Numerically (hence called "digital" to represent information for Computers continue to advance rapidly, with emphasis on RAM, graphical capability, and raw hard drive space driving most computer enhancements as opposed to the emphasis on internal clock speed and CD-ROM drive speed for most of the 1990's. The widespread proliferation of broadband Internet, in addition to mobile phones, digital cameras, and various digital music and data storage formats are the other major electronic marvels of the 2000s. Broadband Internet access, often shortened to just Broadband, is high-speed Internet access—typically contrasted with dial-up access over a Modem Many compact digital still cameras can record Sound and moving Video as well as still Photograph. Debt AIDS Trade in Africa (or DATA) is a Multinational non-government organization founded in January 2002 in London by U2 's Ownership of cell phones in the 2000s is as widespread in many countries as was ownership of televisions in the 1960s, and in developing countries, it is more common. Besides cell phones, email has become for many a communication necessity rather than a luxury that is was in the 1990s or the novelty that they would have been in the 1980s. Electronic mail, often abbreviated to e-mail, email, or originally eMail, is a Store-and-forward method of writing sending receiving The development of social networking websites such as Facebook and Myspace have also given people the opportunity to easily keep in touch with old friends, colleagues, or acquaintances from anywhere in the globe and potentially over the course of a lifetime. Facebook is a social networking Website launched on February 4 2004 MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and Use of Internet commerce has also become widely popular, with travel reservations, stock trading, and retail shopping not only taking place online, but also taking place without an intermediary agent; online commerce has become the era of self-service.

Many major political developments in the 2000s have revolved around the War on Terrorism, which was triggered by the September 11, 2001 attacks and led to the war in Afghanistan and the Iraq War. The War on Terrorism (also known as the War on Terror) is the common term for the military political and legal, and ideological conflict and specifically for U The War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7 2001 as the U The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign These and other events have dominated the news almost daily, including the many controversies regarding their justifications and consequences. The Iraq War, launched in 2003, has generated extreme controversy around the world, with many questioning its justification or the United States' motives. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Tensions have escalated in the Middle East because of the War in Iraq and the 2006 Lebanon War. The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. Background See also Israel-Lebanon conflict The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO had engaged in cross-border attacks from Southern Lebanon North Korea generated a nuclear crisis by withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and conducting a successful nuclear test. North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, also Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ( NPT or NNPT) is a Treaty to limit the spread The 2006 North Korean nuclear test was the detonation of a nuclear device conducted on October 9, 2006 by the Democratic People's Republic

Social issues which became more pronounced included issues pertaining to homosexuality, in particular the issue of homosexual unions. Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. Same-sex marriage was legalized by some major developed nations, including Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain, and in others, varying degrees of civil recognition were granted to gay relationships. Same-sex marriage (also referred to as gay marriage) is a term for a legally or Socially recognized Marriage between two people of the same Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. However, such unions continued to meet resistance in many countries and in most U. This article summarizes the legal and political actions taken by the individual states of the United States regarding same-sex marriage S. states. Besides issues of homosexuality, other social issues of concern during the 2000s have been gender equality, human rights, and health care, the latter of particular conflict in the United States. Gender equality (also known as gender equity, gender egalitarianism, or sexual equality) is the goal of the Equality of the Genders Human rights refers to the "basic Rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled Health care is the prevention treatment and management of illness and the preservation of mental health through the services offered by the medical, Nursing The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Names of the decade

In contrast to the decades from 1920 to 1999, which are called "the Twenties", "the Sixties", and the like, the 2000s have no universally-accepted name. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Some refer to the decade as the "twenty hundreds" while others may refer to it as the "two thousands". In written form this could appear as "the '00s". But writing "the 2000s" or simply saying "the 2000s" can cause confusion, since this could refer to the entire 21st century; even the entire millennium.

Determining a name for the decade has been problematic, especially in the United States. The term "Noughties" has been suggested by the BBC,^[1][2] but this term has not gained general currency, except perhaps in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.

Other proposed names include:

• aughts, aughties, and double-aughts, from 'aught',^[3] which, like "naught" means "zero" (aughts was one of the more popular terms in the early 20th century)
• nils and nillies, from "nil", meaning "nothing"
• 2Ks, from the Greek term khilioi, meaning "thousand"
• ōzies, and the Twenty-O's, from the practice of calling the number zero 'O'
• zeroes, double zeroes, oh-zeroes, ohs, double ohs, oh-ohs, and twenty ohs.

The United Nations General Assembly has declared the decade of 2000–2009 the "International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World. Membership For two articles dealing with membership in the General Assembly see General Assembly members "^[4]

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See also

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