It is a state located on the east coast of the Pacific Northwest of the United States, bordering Canada in the east and Russia across the Bering Strait in the west. Including America, the total area is about 17 10000 square kilometers. Alaska is the largest state in the United States and has no border with the mainland of the United States.

Alaska has a variety of climate types, and the northern region is polar, with less precipitation, belonging to the polar wasteland. The central region is a mountainous plateau with a continental climate in cold regions, with coniferous forests as the main vegetation. The southern coastal areas, Aleutian Islands and gulf of alaska Island have a temperate maritime climate, with an average temperature of 4 to 6 degrees Celsius in summer and 4 to minus 7 degrees Celsius in winter.

Human population

With a population of 720,000 (2065,438+065,438+0 years), the United States ranks 47th, accounting for 0.23% of the total population of the United States. In the state's total population, whites account for 67.6%, Indians and Alaska natives account for 15.6%, Latinos account for 4. 1%, and Asians account for 4%. Juno, the capital, with a population of 3 1 000, is located in the southeast of Alaska, with no land connection. Transportation depends on water or air. Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska with a population of 292,000.

The aborigines in Alaska are Indians, Inuit and Aleutians, accounting for about 1/7 of the state's population. The rest are Americans, Russians, Japanese, China and other nationalities, and 46% of the residents live in Anchorage.