Alaska
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| + | '''Alaska''' (EPA: uh-lās-kuh, IPA: ə'læskə) is the largest state in the [[United States of America|United States]] by area. It is situated in the [[Northwest Coast|Northwest]] extremity of the [[North America]], with [[Yukon Territory]] to the east, the [[Arctic Ocean]] to the north, and the [[Pacific Ocean]] to the west and south, with [[Russia]] further west across the [[Bering Strait]]. Approximately half of Alaska's 710,231 residents (as per the 2010 United States Census) live within the Anchorage metropolitan area. Alaska is the least densely populated state of the U.S. | ||
| + | Language(s): [[English language|English]], [[Aleutian language|Aleutian]], [[Central Alaskan Yupik language|Yupik]] | ||
[[Category:US states]] | [[Category:US states]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Arctic Ocean]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Exclaves in the United States]] | ||
| + | [[Category:States and territories established in 1959]] | ||
| + | [[Category:West Coast of the US]] | ||
Current revision as of 15:28, 18 October 2011
Alaska (EPA: uh-lās-kuh, IPA: ə'læskə) is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the Northwest extremity of the North America, with Yukon Territory to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait. Approximately half of Alaska's 710,231 residents (as per the 2010 United States Census) live within the Anchorage metropolitan area. Alaska is the least densely populated state of the U.S. Language(s): English, Aleutian, Yupik
