Alaska
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| Capital | Juneau |
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| Nickname | The Last Frontier |
| Official Language | English |
| Governor | Sarah Palin, R |
| Senator | Lisa Murkowski, R {{{s1phone}}} [{{{s1email}}}] |
| Senator | Mark Begich, D {{{s2phone}}} [{{{s2email }}}] |
| Ratification of Constitution/or statehood | January 3, 1959 |
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Motto: North to the Future |
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 and province of British Columbia 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.", after William H. Seward who was the Secretary of State that negotiated the purchase.
Although it is the largest state by area, it is the third smallest state by population (larger than only Wyoming and Vermont).
Elected Officials
Federal
- Senator Lisa Murkowski (R)
- Senator Mark Begich (D)
- Rep. Don Young (R)
Statewide
- Governor Sarah Palin (R)
- Lt. Governor Sean Parnell (R)
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