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2009 is the current year, a common year starting on Thursday, January 1 of the Gregorian calendar.
A common year is a year with 365 days, i.e. not a leap year.
A common year starting on a Thursday is the only common year with three occurrences of Friday the 13th.
2009 has been designated as the International Year of Astronomy and the International Year of Natural Fibres and the International Year of Reconciliation and the Year of the Ox (by the Chinese calendar).
On January 1st 2009:
Austria, Japan, Mexico, Turkey, and Uganda assume their seats to the United Nations Security Council.
The Czech Republic takes over the presidency of the Council of the European Union from France.
Turkey introduces the 9th emission of the Turkish lira.
Slovakia adopts the euro as its official currency.
The Swedish pharmacy monopoly ends.
Norway legalizes same-sex marriage and Hungary recognizes registered partnerships.
The European small claims procedure comes into force throughout the European Union, other than Denmark. The procedure is applicable to cross-border legal claims under the Brussels Regime with value up to 2,000 euros.
The Portuguese Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990 (a spelling reform for the Portuguese language) goes into effect in Brazil.
At least 59 people are killed in a fire in Bangkok during New Year celebrations.
A new constitution for the Falkland Islands goes into effect.
Banning of incandescent lightbulbs started in the Republic of Ireland.
Vilnius (Lithuania) becames the European Capital of Culture.
A restart of the Large Hadron Collider is scheduled for summer 2009. The LHC was shut down on 19 September 2008 after problems with a magnet quench.
2009 is not prime. It is divisible by 7. The factors of 2009 are: 1 7 41 49 287 2009. The prime factors are: 7 x 7 x 41.
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