Alaska (Never Truly United)

Alaska is a Canadian province located in northwest North America. It borders British Columbia and Yukon to the east; its most extreme western part is Attu Island; it has a maritime border with Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. To the north are the Chukchi and Beaufort seas–the southern parts of the Arctic Ocean. The Pacific Ocean lies to the south and southwest. Alaska is the largest province in Canada by area, the least populous and the least densely populated of provinces. Approximately half of Alaska's residents live within the Anchorage metropolitan area. Alaska's economy is dominated by the fishing, natural gas, and oil industries, resources which it has in abundance. Military bases and tourism are also a significant part of the economy.

Canada purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire on March 30, 1867, for 7.2 million Canadian dollars at approximately two cents per acre. During the Canadian Civil War, Alaska was occupied by Quebec, however, Alaska's liberation lead to the winning of that war.