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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.)

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.)

Although it is the largest state by area, it is the third smallest state by population (larger than only [[Wyoming]] and [[Vermont]]). Because of its comparatively small population, Alaska has only one representative in the House of Representatives (Republican [[Don Young]]), and thus three votes in the [[Electoral College]].  Its current [[governor]] is [[Sarah Palin]].

Although it is the largest state by area, it is the third smallest state by population (larger than only [[Wyoming]] and [[Vermont]]).  

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