"Alaska" is the treasury house of United States of America which is full of gold mine,diamond mines and rich in oil and petroleum .
BUT do you know ,someday it was not a part of America and was rulled by RUSSIA.
People of Russia called Alaska as the heaven of Russia.
But Russia sells Alaska to USA for $7.2million (45 crore 81 lakh ruppes) on 30th march 1867 .
Reason for selling of Alaska :
- Although it was a fertile land but due to its vast area a big unit of soldiers had to stay for its security purpose.
- Fear of war against USA & Britain
Alaska is the biggest state of USA.
~So what is the present value of Alaska?
Well,In the mid-1980s, Michael J. Boskin, a Stanford University economist, estimated that Alaska’s oil and gas reserves alone were worth at least $200 billion.
Then guess what Will be the total value of Alaska today???????