| Capital City: |
Juneau |
| Statehood: |
January 3, 1959 (49th) |
| Population: |
620,000 |
| Nickname: |
Last Frontier, Great Land, Land of the Midnight Sun |
| Motto: |
North To The Future |
| Origin of State Name: |
Russian version of Aleutian word "Alakshak" meaning "great lands" or "peninsula." |
| Counties: |
25 |
| Largest Cities: |
Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Sitka, Soldotna |
| Border States: |
None |
| Land Area: |
570,833 sq. mi., Largest state |
| Highest Point: |
Mt. Mckinley, 20,320 ft |
| Lowest Point: |
Pacific Ocean, sea level |
| State Bird: |
Willow Ptarmigan |
| State Flower: |
Forget Me Not (myosotis alpestris) |
| State Tree: |
Sitka spruce (picea sitchensis) |
| State Song: |
Alaska's Flag |
| State Web Site: |
www.state.ak.us |
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