Alaska

Alaska was bought from Russia on January 3rd, 1959; it is the 49th state of the United States of America.

Alaska is best known for sea-food, world class fishing, and sourdough. It is located north of the United States and is not attached to the mainland. It shares a border with Canada. It is closer to Russia than the United States. Alaska to Russia, shortest point- 55 miles. Alaska to Washington State, (closest state,) 1,475.5 miles.

Appearance
The female version is the most known version of Alaska. Alaska is normally shown wearing a hoodie and scarf along with a ushanka. They are sometimes seen wearing ski goggles. They wear all these cold-weather clothes due to the fact they are high up north and are almost always in below zero degree weather.

Personality
(WIP) Alaska is known as being over protective of Hawaii, they does not really like Russia, even though they are their original parent. They are always saying that the United States is their real parent.

Who originally owned it?
The Russian Empire was the first to have almost complete control over the land that is now Alaska. It was the Russian colony ALASKA.

New Ownership
They had it from the late 1700's to 1876. Russia had control over it until 1867, were William Seward bought it. (He was a US secretary of state) Seward bought it for $7.2 million. (About 2 cents per acre.) They sold it to America hoping to offset the designs of Russia's biggest rival in the pacific Great Britain.

Becoming a State
Alaska became a state on January 3, 1959. Alaska was bought from Russia on January 3rd, 1959. It is the 49th state of the United States of America

Languages spoken in Alaska:
There are over 20 distinct languages spoken in Alaska; but the main language is American English.