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Section sizes

Section size for Alaska (72 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	11,361	11,361	455	455
Etymology	1,538	1,538	46	46
History	61	28,880	0	2,294
Pre-colonization	3,400	3,400	240	240
Colonization	7,126	7,126	579	579
U.S. territorial incorporation	2,870	2,870	248	248
Statehood	1,765	1,765	108	108
Good Friday earthquake	10,084	10,084	839	839
Oil boom	3,574	3,574	280	280
Geography	6,749	46,825	481	2,640
Regions	14	6,906	0	534
Southcentral	762	762	52	52
Southeast	1,682	1,682	113	113
Interior	459	459	57	57
North Slope	1,594	1,594	94	94
Southwest	960	960	69	69
Aleutian Islands	1,435	1,435	149	149
Land ownership	2,797	2,797	292	292
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey	698	698	68	68
Cities, towns and boroughs	5,653	17,025	395	598
Cities and census-designated places (by population)	11,372	11,372	203	203
Climate	9,830	9,830	431	431
Fauna	2,820	2,820	236	236
Demographics	4,941	32,534	152	1,338
Race and ethnicity	7,624	7,624	285	285
Languages	5,927	5,927	273	273
Religion	14,042	14,042	628	628
Economy	4,775	22,671	295	1,739
Energy	6,664	10,164	377	747
Permanent Fund	3,500	3,500	370	370
Cost of living	875	875	88	88
Agriculture and fishing	6,857	6,857	609	609
Culture	1,301	4,029	119	360
Music	1,308	1,308	167	167
Film and television	1,420	1,420	74	74
Sports	298	4,571	32	38
Anchorage	16	3,433	0	6
Venues	1,530	1,530	6	6
Teams	280	280	0	0
Events	1,607	1,607	0	0
Fairbanks	16	385	0	0
Venues	36	36	0	0
Teams	167	167	0	0
Events	166	166	0	0
Elsewhere	16	455	0	0
Teams	149	149	0	0
Events	145	145	0	0
Dog mushing	145	145	0	0
Public health and safety	2,969	6,903	202	311
Health insurance	1,082	1,082	27	27
Hospitals	2,852	2,852	82	82
Education	5,491	5,491	300	300
Transportation	54	15,115	0	1,438
Road	2,967	2,967	288	288
Rail	4,481	4,481	421	421
Sea	1,404	1,404	186	186
Air	4,061	4,061	369	369
Snow	2,148	2,148	174	174
Communication	1,494	1,494	83	83
Law and government	23	23,177	0	1,241
State government	3,121	3,121	296	296
State politics	8,084	8,084	229	229
Voter registration	1,297	1,297	0	0
Taxes	4,309	4,309	260	260
Federal politics	2,275	2,275	229	229
Elections	4,068	4,068	227	227
See also	224	224	0	0
Notes	24	24	0	0
References	28	28	0	0
External links	923	3,899	0	48
U.S. federal government	1,751	1,751	0	0
Alaska state government	1,225	1,225	48	48
Total	208,764	208,764	12,331	12,331

New islands

Latest comment: 10 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

See

for Prow Knob, a new island... and there may be others. Andrewa (talk) 09:52, 6 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Semi-protected edit request on 26 December 2025

Latest comment: 8 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

This edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= parameter to no to reactivate your request.

At the culture section, can you include the list of languages spoken in this state for inclusion of literature and education, such as Yupik, Eyak, and Tlingit? ~2025-42676-23 (talk) 10:16, 26 December 2025 (UTC)Reply

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please detail the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Please provide the exact text that you would like to add. Day Creature (talk) 16:01, 26 December 2025 (UTC)Reply