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{{Infobox subdivision
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|name=State of Alaska
|name=State of Alaska
|native_name=Alax̂sxax̂ (Aleut)<br />Alaaskaq  (Inupiaq)<br />Alaskaq  (Central Yupik)<br />Anáaski  (Tlingit)<br />Alas'kaaq  (Alutiiq)
|native_name=Alax̂sxax̂ (Aleut)<br />Alaaskaq  (Inupiaq)<br />Alaskaq  (Central Yupik)<br />Anáaski  (Tlingit)<br />Alas'kaaq  (Alutiiq)<br />Аляска (Russian)
|image_map=Alaska in United States (US50).svg
|image_map=Alaska in United States (US50).svg
|settlement_type=[[United States of America|U.S]] State
|settlement_type=[[United States of America|U.S]] State
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| motto = North to the Future
| motto = North to the Future
| anthem = Alaska's Flag
| 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]]
| 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|
| Languages = {{plainlist|
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| population_rank = 48th
| 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>
| 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]
}}
}}
[[File:Alaska natives map.png|thumb|Indigenous nations in Alaska]]
[[File:Alaska natives map.png|thumb|Indigenous nations in Alaska]]
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The '''State of Alaska''' is a state of the [[United States of America]].
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.
 
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).
 
== Etymology ==
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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[[Category:USA states]]

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Alax̂sxax̂ (Aleut)
Alaaskaq (Inupiaq)
Alaskaq (Central Yupik)
Anáaski (Tlingit)
Alas'kaaq (Alutiiq)
Аляска (Russian)

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Motto: North to the Future
Anthem: Alaska's Flag
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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 territory and the province of British Columbia of Canada and does not share a border with other US states.

Alaska is the largest state of the US by area, comprising 1,723,337 km2 (665,384 sq mi) and is the most sparsely populated state, with population density of only 0.42/km2 (1.10/sq mi).

Etymology

The name Alaska is derived from the Unangax (Aleut) word alaxsxa or alaxsxix, both meaning “mainland” or “great land.”[1] First documented use of the name "Alaska" is in a colonial document, published in 1787 in Irkutsk.[2]

  1. Britannica: Alaska On etymology of the name Alaska.
  2. Alaska - etymology proza.ru