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Alaska:
A state of the United States in extreme northwest North America including
the Aleutian Islands and Alexander Archipelago. It is separated from the
other mainland states by British Columbia, Canada. Alaska was admitted
as the 49th state in 1959 and is the largest state of the Union. The territory
was purchased from Russia in 1867 for $7,200,000 and was known as Seward's
Folly (after Secretary of State William H. Seward, who negotiated the
purchase) until gold was discovered in the late 1800s. Juneau is the capital
and Anchorage the largest city. Population: 551,947.
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