2005 (MMV)was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (dominical letter B), the 2005th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 5th year of the 3rd millennium, the 5th year of the 21st century, and the 6th year of the 2000s decade.2005 was designated as:The Year of the Volunteer by the UK governmentThe World Year of Physics by the International Union of Pure and Applied PhysicsThe Year of Cork City, Ireland, as European Capital of CultureThe Year of the Veteran in CanadaThe Year of DiscoveryInternational Year for Sport and Physical EducationInternational Year of MicrocreditThe year 2005 was the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995–2005).