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'''Alaska''' became the forty-ninth state to enter into the [[United States of America]] in 1959.  Alaska is not contiguous to the rest of the United States, bordering [[Canada]]'s [[Yukon Territory]] to the east.  Its capital is [[Juneau]].

'''Alaska''' became the forty-ninth state to enter into the [[United States of America]] in 1959.  Alaska is not contiguous to the rest of the United States, bordering [[Canada]]'s [[Yukon Territory]] to the east.  Its capital is [[Juneau]].

Alaska's territory was purchased from [[Russia]] in 1867 by the Johnson administration for 7.2 million [[USD]]; its vast oil and gold reserves have more than repaid the investment that was once ridiculed as "Seward's Folly."

Alaska's territory was purchased from [[Russia]] in 1867 by the Johnson administration for 7.2 million [[USD]]; its vast oil and gold reserves have more than repaid the investment that was once ridiculed as "Seward's Folly." (William H. Seward was the Secretary of State that negotiated Alaska's purchase from Russia.)

As one of the smallest states by population, Alaska has only one representative in the House, and thus three votes in the [[Electoral College]].  Its current governor is [[Sarah Palin]].

Although it is the largest state by area, it is one of the smallest states by population. Because of it's lack of population, Alaska has only one representative in the House, and thus three votes in the [[Electoral College]].  Its current governor is [[Sarah Palin]].

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