The State of Alaska was once the territory of Russia. Let’s talk about Alaska.

The state

Well, this state is one of the only ones that is separated from the rest of the states. The other one is Hawaii. It sits on the Northwest side of Canada.

Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. Even if you take California, Texas, and Montana, they still won’t make up the size of Alaska.

The Indigenous people lived here for thousands of years before. It is said that this was the initial settlement of North America via the Bering land bridge.

The Russians were the first to colonize the area. However, due to financial issues after the Crimean War, Russia suffered a huge loss and needed money. So, they sold Alaska to the United States for 0.02 cents per acre, totaling $7.2 million.

Some say that the Russians are thinking of ways to get this back. If they offered the Biden Administration some ice cream, they might give it up.

Facts

Here are some things about Alaska

• Country
  • United States
• Before Statehood
  • Territory of Alaska
• Admitted to the Union
  • January 3, 1959
  • 65 years ago.
  • This became the 49th state.
• Capital
  • Juneau
• Largest City
  • Anchorage
• Largest Metro area
  • Anchorage and the urban areas around it
• Area
  • Total 665.384 sq mile
  • Land 586,412 sq mile
  • Water 91,316 sq mile
  • Rank in area
    • First
• Elevation
  • 1,900 ft
• Highest point
  • 20,310 ft
• Lowest point
  • 0 ft
• Population (2020)
  • Total
    • 733,391
  • Rank
    • 48th
  • Time zones
    • There are a few of them
      • East of 169 degrees 30′
        • UTC 9:00 Alaska time
      • Summer (DST)
        • UTC-8 (ADT)
      • West of 169 degrees 30′
        • UTC-10:00 Hawaii-Aleutian
      • Summer (DST)
        • UTC 9::00 (HADT)
  • Website
    • Alaska.gov

Religion

There are several different religious organizations in Alaska. Here is a breakdown.

This is based on a 2020 survey

• Unaffiliated
  • 37%
• Protestantism
  • 36%
• Catholicism
  • 14%
• Eastern Orthodox
  • 4%
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • 2%
• Jehovah’s Witness
  • 1%
• Other
  • 6%

Cost of living

Everything costs a lot of money up in Alaska. If you are a Federal Government employee, you will receive a 25% cost-of-living increase.

Still, the cost of living is very high. This is due to the limitations of the infrastructure.

Located

Where is Alaska located at

It isn’t located here

So that we don’t get messed up, you must go North to see Alaska, not south. If you are to go where Alaksa is in the above picture, then you will be in Mexico.

Could go On

I could go on and on about Alaska, but there is a lot of information. I got the information from here.

Alaska. (2024, September 2). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska