Alaska
Overview
Alaska is the largest state in the United States
by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada
to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia
further west across the Bering Strait
. Approximately half of Alaska's 710,231 residents (as per the 2010 United States Census) live within the Anchorage metropolitan area
. Alaska is the least densely populated state of the U.S.
Alaska was purchased
from Russia
on March 30, 1867, for $7.2 million ($ in today's dollars) at approximately two cents per acre ($4.74/km²).
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
further west across the Bering Strait
Bering Strait
The Bering Strait , known to natives as Imakpik, is a sea strait between Cape Dezhnev, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, the easternmost point of the Asian continent and Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, USA, the westernmost point of the North American continent, with latitude of about 65°40'N,...
. Approximately half of Alaska's 710,231 residents (as per the 2010 United States Census) live within the Anchorage metropolitan area
Anchorage metropolitan area
The Anchorage Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of the Municipality of Anchorage and Matanuska-Susitna Borough in south central Alaska....
. Alaska is the least densely populated state of the U.S.
Alaska was purchased
Alaska purchase
The Alaska Purchase was the acquisition of the Alaska territory by the United States from Russia in 1867 by a treaty ratified by the Senate. The purchase, made at the initiative of United States Secretary of State William H. Seward, gained of new United States territory...
from Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
on March 30, 1867, for $7.2 million ($ in today's dollars) at approximately two cents per acre ($4.74/km²).
