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| {{Infobox country|name=Alaska|native_name=Alax̂sxax̂ (Aleut)<br />Alaaskaq (Inupiaq)<br />Alaskaq (Central Yupik)<br />Anáaski (Tlingit)<br />Alas'kaaq (Alutiiq)<br />Аляска (Russian)|image_flag=Flag of the State of Alaska.svg|image_coat=|capital=Juneau|largest_city=Anchorage|motto=North to the Future|anthem=Alaska's Flag|image_map=Alaska in United States (US50).svg|map_width=310|official_languages=[[Ahtna language|Ahtna]], [[Alutiiq language|Alutiiq]], [[Dena'ina language|Dena'ina]], [[Deg Xinag language|Deg Xinag]], [[English language|English]], [[Eyak language|Eyak]], [[Gwich'in language|Gwich'in]], [[Haida language|Haida]], [[Hän language|Hän]], [[Holikachuk language|Holikachuk]], [[Inupiat language|Inupiaq]], [[Koyukon language|Koyukon]], [[Lower Tanana language|Lower Tanana]], [[Central Siberian Yupik language|St. Lawrence Island Yupik]], [[Tanacross language|Tanacross]], [[Tlingit language|Tlingit]], [[Coast Tsimshian dialect|Tsimshian]], [[Aleut language|Unangax̂]], [[Upper Kuskokwim language|Upper Kuskokwim]], [[Upper Tanana language|Upper Tanana]], [[Central Alaskan Yup'ik language|Yup'ik]]|demonym=Alaskan|area_km2=1,723,337|population_estimate=733,391|population_estimate_year=2020|population_density_km2=0.42}}[[File:Alaska natives map.png|thumb|Indigenous nations in Alaska]]The '''State of Alaska''' is a state of the [[United States of America]], located on the northwest extremity of [[North America]]. Alaska borders the [[Yukon|Yukon territory]] and the province of [[British Columbia]] of [[Canada]] and does not share a border with other US states. | | {{Infobox subdivision |
| | |name=State of Alaska |
| | |native_name=Alax̂sxax̂ (Aleut)<br />Alaaskaq (Inupiaq)<br />Alaskaq (Central Yupik)<br />Anáaski (Tlingit)<br />Alas'kaaq (Alutiiq) |
| | |image_map=Alaska in United States (US50).svg |
| | |settlement_type=[[United States of America|U.S]] State |
| | |image_seal = State Seal of Alaska.svg |
| | |image_flag = Flag_of_the_State_of_Alaska.svg |
| | |nickname=The Last Frontier |
| | | motto = North to the Future |
| | | anthem = Alaska's Flag |
| | | image_map = Alaska in United States (US50).svg |
| | | official_languages = [[Ahtna language|Ahtna]], [[Alutiiq language|Alutiiq]], [[Dena'ina language|Dena'ina]], [[Deg Xinag language|Deg Xinag]], [[English language|English]], [[Eyak language|Eyak]], [[Gwich'in language|Gwich'in]], [[Haida language|Haida]], [[Hän language|Hän]], [[Holikachuk language|Holikachuk]], [[Inupiat language|Inupiaq]], [[Koyukon language|Koyukon]], [[Lower Tanana language|Lower Tanana]], [[Central Siberian Yupik language|St. Lawrence Island Yupik]], [[Tanacross language|Tanacross]], [[Tlingit language|Tlingit]], [[Coast Tsimshian dialect|Tsimshian]], [[Aleut language|Unangax̂]], [[Upper Kuskokwim language|Upper Kuskokwim]], [[Upper Tanana language|Upper Tanana]], [[Central Alaskan Yup'ik language|Yup'ik]] |
| | | Languages = {{plainlist| |
| | * English 86.3% |
| | * [[Alaska Native languages]] 5.2% |
| | * [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] 3.4% |
| | * Spanish 2.9% |
| | * Others 2.2%}} |
| | | LargestCity = [[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]] |
| | | seat = [[Juneau, Alaska|Juneau]] |
| | | area_rank = 1st |
| | |population_demonym=Alaskian |
| | | Latitude = 51°20'N to 71°50'N |
| | | Longitude = 130°W to 172°E |
| | | population_rank = 48th |
| | | population_as_of = 2020<ref name="2020Census">{{News citation|title=2020 Census Apportionment Results |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2020/dec/2020-apportionment-data.html |website=census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=April 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426210008/https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2020/dec/2020-apportionment-data.html |archive-date=April 26, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
| | |websitee=[https://alaska.gov/ alaska.gov] |
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| Alaska is the largest state of the US by area, comprising 1,723,337 km<sup>2</sup> (665,384 sq mi) and is the most sparsely populated state, with population density of only 0.42/km<sup>2</sup> (1.10/sq mi).
| | The '''State of Alaska''' is a state of the [[United States of America]]. |
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| == Etymology ==
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| The name Alaska is derived from the Unangax ([[Aleut]]) word ''alaxsxa'' or ''alaxsxix'', both meaning “mainland” or “great land.”<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/place/Alaska#:~:text=The%20name%20Alaska%20is%20derived%20from%20the%20Unangax%20(Aleut)%20word%20alaxsxa%20or%20alaxsxix%2C%20both%20meaning%20%E2%80%9Cmainland%E2%80%9D%20or%20%E2%80%9Cgreat%20land.%E2%80%9D Britannica: Alaska] On etymology of the name Alaska.</ref> First documented use of the name "Alaska" is in a colonial document, published in 1787 in [[Irkutsk]].<ref>[https://proza.ru/2013/07/01/1617#:~:text=%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%20%D0%90%D0%BB%D1%8F%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%20%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81%D1%8F%20%D0%B2%20%D1%80%D1%83%D1%81%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC%20%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B5%201787%20%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B0%2C%20%D1%8D%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%82%20%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%20%D0%B1%D1%8B%D0%BB%20%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD%20%D0%B2%20%D0%98%D1%80%D0%BA%D1%83%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B5%20(%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%80%D1%8C%2C%20%D1%8F%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F%20%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F%2C%20%D1%8F%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BA). Alaska - etymology] proza.ru</ref> | |
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| == References ==
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| [[Category:USA states]] | | [[Category:USA states]] |
