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Alaska (AK) Information, Facts and Statistics
General InformationCapital of Alaska: Juneau, AKLargest City: Anchorage, AK Alaska State Nickname(s): The Last Frontier State Motto: North to the future. Admitted to the Union: January 3, 1959 as the 49th state Alaska State Flower: Forget-me-not Alaska State Bird: Willow Ptarmigan Alaska Official State Tree: Sitka Spruce Alaska Population (2003): 649,000 (Rank in Pop.: 47) Total Area: 663,267 sq. mi./1,717,854 sq. km. (Rank in Area: 1) Alaska's Highest Point: Mount McKinley at 20,320 feet (6,194 meters) Alaska Is Bordered By: Canada, Asia across the Bering Strait |
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