Year 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.

The year 2002 was designated the:

• International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains
• Year of the Outback in Australia
• National Science Year in the United Kingdom
• Autism Awareness Year in the United Kingdom

See also: the almanac of events for this year.

The year number was a palindrome (next palindrome year will be 2112).

2002 is a Hong Kong science fiction film starring Nicholas Tse, Stephen Fung, and Sam Lee. It was released in 2001.

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