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The forty-ninth state to enter into the [[United States of America]], doing so 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]].

The forty-ninth state to enter into the [[United States of America]], doing so 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 only a few million dollars; 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."

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.

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.