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Alaska (IPA: /əˈlæskÉ™/, Russian: ÐлÑÑка) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent. It is the largest U.S. state by area (by a substantial margin), and one of the wealthiest (per capita) and most racially diverse.[ Vallano, Elissa: Cruising America's 'Last Frontier', Retrieved on May 24, 2007][Naske, Claus-M., and F. Patrick Fitzgerald. "Alaska." World Book Online Reference Center. 2008. 12 Jan. 2008 <http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Article?id=ar010640>]
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Minnesota, USA