re: I was thinking.
Alaskan foreign relations relate mostly to trade, and the countries that top the list are Korea, Japan, China. Of course there are important military bases. Also there is the Guard.
Revenues for the 2008 Alaska state budget are about $11 billion; in 2007 85.76% of Alaska state total tax revenue came from the oil industry. By Comparison the University of California budget is $19.5 billion, Chicago has a city budget of 6.3 billion, LA has a city budget of 7 billion. Here are some more facts.