Alaska - one of the richest states in the United States. GDP level state is 39 billion dollars. Alaska also has the third highest level of GDP per capita, this impressive figure is 60,079 dollars.

 

Alaska's economy relies heavily on oil. About eighty percent of the annual state revenue accounted for revenue from the oil industry. In Alaska, it produces about 25% of all oil produced in the United States.

 

Alaska mainly exports fish and seafood such as crabs, salmon, pollock and halibut. Alaska has a strong and well-developed structure of agriculture, so agriculture products shipped here in exchange for export. Alaska - one of the few states that do not depend on production. The major branches of private entrepreneurial activities are fishing and seafood industry.

 

The state legislature consists of the Senate and House of Representatives. Once every four years in Alaska elections are held, during which residents elect the governor and vice-governor of the state. In this twenty Senators are elected for a term of four years and forty representatives - for two.