2011

2011 () will be a of the. According to the North Korean, this will be Juche year 100. This year will also be the 100th of the Era year(民國100年).

Pronunciation

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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. Although the majority of English-speakers say "two thousand (and) X" for any specific year post–, 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 hype, as well as the way "" was pronounced in the influential  film, . Experts also suggest that since former years such as and  were commonly pronounced as "eighteen oh" or "nineteen oh" five, the year  should naturally have been pronounced as "twenty oh-five".

Many people, ranging from and  experts to Internet gers, predict that the "twenty X" pronunciation method will eventually prevail, but a timeframe as to when this change will occur often differs. The year is suggested by many,  while 2011 and  are popular as well. The latest timeframe for change is usually placed at or.

According to a recent press release,, 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 , rather than. 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". Alternatively, Ian Brookes, editor-in-chief of Chambers Dictionary, suggests the change will occur in. The has suggested  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”."

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, taking place in 2012, are also being officially referred to by London 2012 as "the twenty-twelve olympics". , which operates the official Chicago bid for the, refers to the "twenty-sixteen games".

January

 * January - will hold a referendum on independence.
 * - The, after its gradual repeal through 2010, returns in full force.
 * - Start of the.
 * — Conjunction between Jupiter and Uranus, Jupiter 34' south. Third conjunction of triple conjunction Jupiter/Uranus.
 * — The 112th session of the will convene on or around this date.
 * — Partial
 * — The works of will enter the.
 * — The will be held in,  until.

February

 * February — in, Germany.
 * February — in, Turkey.
 * — will be played in.

March

 * — 's probe  will cross the orbit of, after 5 years journey. This will be faster than , which took 8 years.
 * — to be held in.
 * - 100th anniversary of the adoption of the.
 * 's spacecraft is scheduled to arrive in orbit around.
 * The remaining sections of and, both Japanese  lines are scheduled to start services. When these tracks are completed, , (the northernmost part of ), and , (the southernmost part of ), will both be linked by  service through.
 * , which will connect central and  in 36 minutes (15 minutes faster than current fastest trains), is scheduled to start service.

April

 * – — Men's Basketball  to be held at  in.
 * – — to be held in, ,  and.
 * — will not have fallen this late since.

May

 * May —, , , and all visible within a roughly 6° area of sky.
 * — Elections for the and for the.
 * — holds 11th general election.

June

 * — Partial solar eclipse.
 * – — the is scheduled at.

July

 * — Partial solar eclipse.
 * — Start of the Polish.
 * - — Summer in, China
 * — broadcasts will cease in.
 * July — The is set to meet and decide the location of the.
 * July — The 2011 will be held in a  location.

August

 * — The comet will approach Earth and pass with significantly close proximity.
 * - expected to  its analogue television signal.

October

 * October - will host the XVI.
 * October - 2011 to be held in New Zealand.

November

 * — The big "eleven eleven" party at 11:11:11 11/11/11
 * — Partial solar eclipse.

Unknown dates

 * The will begin replacing the 's   and  fleets (to be complete by  and  respectively).
 * Predicted (also predicted by other research groups for ).
 * The will host the IV.
 * An is due this year.
 * The of 2011
 * The plans to continue 5-year process to cease  broadcasts region-by-region, with,  and.
 * will complete its move to.
 * The is tentatively scheduled to be published.
 * Scheduled completion of, the largest infrastructure project in eastern Germany.
 * Scheduled completion of the in New York City.
 * Possible start of manned test flights of both the and  rocket.
 * to be held in.
 * expected to move into a new stadium.
 * California plans to open the world's largest.
 * shopping centre in, is due to be unveiled by , and is expected to put Croydon in the top 5 retail destinations.
 * The 43rd edition of the, South America's main soccer tournament between countries, is scheduled to take place. are the favorites to host the tournament, but  and  are also tipped for hosting.
 * There will be a taking place this year in the . The UK census is carried out every 10 years.
 * will host the.

Major religious holidays

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 * —, also known as
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 * — Summer, also known as or
 * —, a
 * —, also known as
 * —, a and  new year
 * —, a and  new year