MULTICULTURAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - General Information ALASKA
Alaska is a U.S. state situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent. Bordering the state to the east are the Canadian territory of Yukon and the Canadian province of British Columbia; to the north are the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas, southern parts of the Arctic Ocean. To the west and south is the Pacific Ocean, with Russia (specifically, Chukotka
Autonomous Okrug and Kamchatka Krai) farther west across the Bering Strait.
Although it had been occupied for over ten thousand years by indigenous peoples, from the 18th century onward, European powers considered the territory of Alaska ripe for exploitation and trade. The United States purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire on March 30, 1867, for 7.2 million U.S. dollars at approximately two cents per acre ($4.74/km2). The area went through several administrative changes before becoming organized as a territory on May 11, 1912. It was admitted as the 49th state of the U.S. on January 3, 1959.
Population: 738,432 (2015 est.) Ranked 47th in the nation
Male: 369,628 (51.7%); Female: 340,603 (48.3%). White: 473,576 (64.7%); Black: 23,263 (3.3%); American Indian and Alaska Native: 104,871 (14.8%); Asian: 38,135 (5.4%); Other race: 11,102 (1.6%); Two or more races: 51,875 (7.3%); Hispanic/Latino: 39,249 (5.5%). 2010 percent population 18 and over: 522,853; 65 and over: 54,938; median age: 32.8.
Median Household Income: $66,953 – 4th highest in the nation
Area: 570,641 sq mi. (1,477,953 sq km) – largest in the nation.
Capital: Juneau (Area Code: 907)
Largest cities: Anchorage 291,826 (Approximately half of Alaska's residents live within the metropolitan area),; Fairbanks, 31,535; Juneau, 31,275 Sitka, 8,881; Wasilla, 7,831; Kenai, 7,100; Ketchikan, 8,050; Palmer, 5,937; Kodiak, 6,130; Bethel, 6,080;
U. S. Rankings:
Grosse Domestic Product (GDP): 45 (2015) - $54,256 in millions. Source: http://www.bea.gov
Education: State Education Data Profile: Source:http://nces.ed.gov
Health: 27 (2015) – Source: http://americashealthrankings.org
Economy: Alaska leads the nation in the value of its commercial fishing catch—chiefly salmon, crab, shrimp, halibut, herring, and cod. Anchorage and Dutch Harbor are major fishing ports, and the freezing and canning of fish dominates the food-processing industry, the state's largest manufacturing enterprise. Lumbering and related industries are of great importance, although disputes over logging in the state's great national forests are ongoing. Mining, principally of petroleum and natural gas, is the state's most valuable industry. Gold, which led to settlement at the end of the 19th cent., is no longer mined in quantity. Fur-trapping, Alaska's oldest industry, endures; pelts are obtained from a great variety of animals. The Pribilof Islands are especially noted as a source of sealskins (the seals there are owned by the U.S. government, and their use is carefully regulated). Government—federal, state, and local—is Alaska's major source of employment.
Tourism: Denali National Park and Mendenhall Glacier in North Tongass National Forest are of interest, as is the large totem pole collection at Sitka National Historical Park. The Katmai National Park includes the “Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes,” an area of active volcanoes. Alaska Tourism budget is about $1.3 billion, and employs more than 25,000 people.
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Local Information / contacts & Website
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org
Info Please: http://www.infoplease.com/us-states/alaska
Alaska Info: http://alaskainfo.com/general/
Government - State: http://alaska.gov
Government - City: http://www.muni.org
Economic Development: https://www.commerce.alaska.gov
Tourism: https://www.travelalaska.com
Healthcare: http://dhss.alaska.gov
Multicultural Chamber of Commerce: http://www.multiculturalchamber.org - info@multiculturalchamber.org
Although it had been occupied for over ten thousand years by indigenous peoples, from the 18th century onward, European powers considered the territory of Alaska ripe for exploitation and trade. The United States purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire on March 30, 1867, for 7.2 million U.S. dollars at approximately two cents per acre ($4.74/km2). The area went through several administrative changes before becoming organized as a territory on May 11, 1912. It was admitted as the 49th state of the U.S. on January 3, 1959.
Population: 738,432 (2015 est.) Ranked 47th in the nation
Male: 369,628 (51.7%); Female: 340,603 (48.3%). White: 473,576 (64.7%); Black: 23,263 (3.3%); American Indian and Alaska Native: 104,871 (14.8%); Asian: 38,135 (5.4%); Other race: 11,102 (1.6%); Two or more races: 51,875 (7.3%); Hispanic/Latino: 39,249 (5.5%). 2010 percent population 18 and over: 522,853; 65 and over: 54,938; median age: 32.8.
Median Household Income: $66,953 – 4th highest in the nation
Area: 570,641 sq mi. (1,477,953 sq km) – largest in the nation.
Capital: Juneau (Area Code: 907)
Largest cities: Anchorage 291,826 (Approximately half of Alaska's residents live within the metropolitan area),; Fairbanks, 31,535; Juneau, 31,275 Sitka, 8,881; Wasilla, 7,831; Kenai, 7,100; Ketchikan, 8,050; Palmer, 5,937; Kodiak, 6,130; Bethel, 6,080;
U. S. Rankings:
Grosse Domestic Product (GDP): 45 (2015) - $54,256 in millions. Source: http://www.bea.gov
Education: State Education Data Profile: Source:http://nces.ed.gov
Health: 27 (2015) – Source: http://americashealthrankings.org
Economy: Alaska leads the nation in the value of its commercial fishing catch—chiefly salmon, crab, shrimp, halibut, herring, and cod. Anchorage and Dutch Harbor are major fishing ports, and the freezing and canning of fish dominates the food-processing industry, the state's largest manufacturing enterprise. Lumbering and related industries are of great importance, although disputes over logging in the state's great national forests are ongoing. Mining, principally of petroleum and natural gas, is the state's most valuable industry. Gold, which led to settlement at the end of the 19th cent., is no longer mined in quantity. Fur-trapping, Alaska's oldest industry, endures; pelts are obtained from a great variety of animals. The Pribilof Islands are especially noted as a source of sealskins (the seals there are owned by the U.S. government, and their use is carefully regulated). Government—federal, state, and local—is Alaska's major source of employment.
Tourism: Denali National Park and Mendenhall Glacier in North Tongass National Forest are of interest, as is the large totem pole collection at Sitka National Historical Park. The Katmai National Park includes the “Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes,” an area of active volcanoes. Alaska Tourism budget is about $1.3 billion, and employs more than 25,000 people.
*****SEE TOURISM PAGES FOR CONTACTS, OPPORTUNITIES, VIDEOS AND ADS
Local Information / contacts & Website
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org
Info Please: http://www.infoplease.com/us-states/alaska
Alaska Info: http://alaskainfo.com/general/
Government - State: http://alaska.gov
Government - City: http://www.muni.org
Economic Development: https://www.commerce.alaska.gov
Tourism: https://www.travelalaska.com
Healthcare: http://dhss.alaska.gov
Multicultural Chamber of Commerce: http://www.multiculturalchamber.org - info@multiculturalchamber.org
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