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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.  
|name=State of Alaska
|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
|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
| 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>
}}
[[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]], 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).
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).
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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>
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>


== References ==
[[Category:USA states]]
[[Category:USA states]]

Latest revision as of 11:04, 29 May 2024

Alaska
Alax̂sxax̂ (Aleut)
Alaaskaq (Inupiaq)
Alaskaq (Central Yupik)
Anáaski (Tlingit)
Alas'kaaq (Alutiiq)
Аляска (Russian)
Flag of Alaska
Flag
Motto: North to the Future
Anthem: Alaska's Flag
Location of Alaska
CapitalJuneau
Largest cityAnchorage
Official languagesAhtna, Alutiiq, Dena'ina, Deg Xinag, English, Eyak, Gwich'in, Haida, Hän, Holikachuk, Inupiaq, Koyukon, Lower Tanana, St. Lawrence Island Yupik, Tanacross, Tlingit, Tsimshian, Unangax̂, Upper Kuskokwim, Upper Tanana, Yup'ik
Demonym(s)Alaskan
Area
• Total
1,723,337 km²
Population
• 2020 estimate
733,391
• Density
0.42 km²
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 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[edit | edit source]

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]

References[edit | edit source]

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