Alaska is a state in the northwest of the United States and the 49th state to join the United States. The postal abbreviation of this state is AK. The name "Alaska" may come from Aleutian (an Eskimo tribe), which means "mainland". Alaska borders Yukon and British Columbia to the east, gulf of alaska and the Pacific Ocean to the south, and Bering Sea, Bering Strait and Chukchi Sea to the west. Alaska is a state in the northwest of the United States and the 49th state to join the United States. The postal abbreviation of this state is AK. The name "Alaska" may come from Aleutian (an Eskimo tribe), which means "mainland". Alaska borders Yukon and British Columbia to the east, gulf of alaska and the Pacific Ocean to the south, and Bering Sea, Bering Strait and Chukchi Sea to the west.
Area 1, 717,854 km2 (No.1ST in the United States).
Land 1, 48 1, 347 square kilometers
The water area is 236,507 square kilometers (13.77%).
The total population is 626,932 (48th in the United States in 2000).
The density is 0.42 people [img]/temp_ftp/200602/ km2 (50th in America).
Date of joining the trade union:1959 65438+1October 3 (the 49th time to join the American trade union).
Latitude is from 54 40' N to 765 438+0 50' N.
Longitude is from west longitude 130 to east longitude 173.
Width 1, 300km
2380 kilometers long
The highest altitude is 6 194 meters, with an average of 3060 meters and a minimum of 0 meters.
Abbreviation postal service (AK), ISO US-AK(FIPS code 02)
Historically, it is generally believed that Alaskans came from Asia and Bering Isthmus and developed into Indians of different tribes. The earliest recorded Europeans came from Russia and went to Alaska to catch sea otters for fur. 1867 On April 9, US Secretary of State William Civade proposed to buy Alaska from Russia for 7.2 million US dollars (equivalent to 90 million US dollars in 2003). At that time, many Americans thought it was worthless and laughed at it as "Civade's stupid behavior" or "Civade's ice box". In fact, because the middleman (a Russian) took bribes, the Russian czar government did not receive $7.2 million, and the Americans did not pay the gold in time as agreed, but delayed the payment of the check. The Russian traitor was later killed mysteriously. One reason for Americans to pay the bill is that Russia sent an ocean-going fleet to American waters to rescue the United States, at the expense of manpower and material resources. America didn't pay anything at that time. When the Russians retreated from Alaska, they hunted wild offshore animals, claiming that the fjord was red with blood.
Law and Government The capital of Alaska is Juno. Alaska has two senators and a representative. At present, the governor and all members of the state are Republicans.
Geography Alaska has a vast territory and the longest coastline. One of the most famous proverbs in America is "If Alaska is cut in half, then Texas is the third largest state". The Rocky Mountains extend here, forming the highest peak in North America, running through the south-central region from east to west, then turning to southwest and inserting into the sea, forming the Aleutian Islands. The north is slightly lower, bordering on the Arctic Ocean. Because of the high mountains, the south is relatively warm. In fact, many people don't accept the Chinese translation of the highest peak in North America into McKinley Peak because it is a person's name. According to the local custom in Alaska, it should be called Denari Peak, which means the highest peak. Alaska has the best hunting and fishing places in the world. The number of national parks is the largest in the United States. Brooks Mountains is an important mountain range in Alaska.
Economy 1999, Alaska's GDP is $26 billion, ranking 46th in the United States. The state's per capita income is $30,064, ranking 15 in the United States. The main agricultural product in Alaska is seafood. The manufacturing industry is underdeveloped, and most food and daily necessities depend on imports. The population is mainly employed by government agencies, as well as natural resource exploitation, shipbuilding, transportation and other industries. The state's main industrial products are crude oil, natural gas, coal, gold, precious metals, zinc, seafood processing, wood and wood products. Every permanent resident or citizen of Alaska can get a bonus, which is unique in the United States. Dividends come from the Alaska Permanent Fund, which is used for repeated investment. Dividends only account for a small part of the income. In 2003, the Alaska Permanent Fund reached $25 billion. In 2000, the per capita dividend once reached about $2,000. Alaska is one of the three states in the United States that have no state tax. Alaska has the largest number of private jets in the United States. 1/3 people live in anchorage, which means anchorage port, anchorage port.
In 2003, the population of this state was 648,865,438+08. Among them, whites account for 67.6%, Indians and aborigines account for 15.6%, Hispanics account for 4. 1%, Asians account for 4%, blacks account for 3.5%, and hybrids account for 5.4%. The six major ethnic groups are German (16.6%), Alaska Native (15.6%), Irish (10.8%), British (9.6%), American (5.7%) and Norwegian (4.2%).
Cities with a population of more than100000: Anchorage.