AlaskaAlaska (IPA: [??l?sk?]) is a state of the United States of America, located in the extreme northwest portion of North America. It is by far the largest U.S. state in area, and is also one of the wealthiest and most racially diverse states.The area that became Alaska was purchased from Russian claims on October 18, 1867; Alaska became the 49th state of the United States on January 3, 1959. The name "Alaska" is derived from the Aleut Alaskax, alternately spelled Alyeska, meaning "Land that is not an island."State of Alaska symbols and informationCapital: Juneau Population: 626,932 Area Codes: 907 Bordering States: None State Flower: wild/native Forget-Me-Not, adopted by the Territorial Legislature in 1917. It is a perennial that is found throughout Alaska, from Hyder to the Arctic Coast, and west to the Aleutians. State Bird: Willow Ptarmigan, adopted by the Territorial Legislature in 1955. It is a small (15-17 inches), arctic grouse that lives among willows and on open tundra and muskeg. Plumage is brown in summer, changing to white in winter. The Willow Ptarmigan is common in much of Alaska. State Song: "Alaska's Flag" State Tree: Sitka Spruce, adopted by the Alaska (AK) Legislature in 1962. State Fish: King Salmon, adopted 1962. State Gem: Jade, adopted 1968. State Mineral: Gold, adopted 1968. State Sport: Dog Mushing, adopted 1972. State Marine Mammal: Bowhead Whale, adopted 1983. State Fossil: Woolly Mammoth, adopted 1986. State Insect: Four-spot skimmer dragonfly, adopted 1995. State Land Mammal: Moose, adopted 1998. Motto: North to the Future 还有很多 各个方面的http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska很全的参考资料：http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska
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