Alaska
| State of Alaska |
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Nickname(s): The Last Frontier
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Motto(s): North to the Future |
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State song(s): "Alaska's Flag" |
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| Official language |
English, Inupiat, Central Siberian Yupik, Central Alaskan Yup'ik, Alutiiq, Aleut, Dena'ina, Deg Xinag, Holikachuk, Koyukon, Upper Kuskokwim, Gwich’in, Lower Tanana, Upper Tanana, Tanacross, Hän, Ahtna, Eyak, Tlingit, Haida, Coast Tsimshian
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| Spoken languages |
English 86.3%
Alaska Native languages 5.2%
Tagalog 3.4%
Spanish 2.9%
Others 2.2% |
| Demonym |
Alaskan |
| Capital |
Juneau |
| Largest city |
Anchorage |
| Area |
Ranked 1st |
| • Total |
663,268 sq mi
(1,717,856 km2) |
| • Width |
2,261 miles (3,639 km) |
| • Length |
1,420 miles (2,285 km) |
| • % water |
13.77 |
| • Latitude |
51°20'N to 71°50'N |
| • Longitude |
130°W to 172°E |
| Population |
Ranked 48th |
| • Total |
738,432 (2015 est) |
| • Density
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1.26/sq mi (0.49/km2)
Ranked 50th
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| • Median household income
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$75,112 (2nd) |
| Elevation |
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| • Highest point |
Denali
20,310 ft (6190.5 m) |
| • Mean |
1900 ft (580 m) |
| • Lowest point |
sea level |
| Before statehood |
Territory of Alaska |
| Admission to Union |
January 3, 1959 (49th) |
| Governor |
Bill Walker (I) |
| Lieutenant Governor |
Byron Mallott (D) |
| Legislature |
Alaska Legislature |
| • Upper house
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Senate |
| • Lower house
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House of Representatives |
| U.S. Senators |
Lisa Murkowski (R)
Dan Sullivan (R) |
| U.S. House delegation |
Don Young (R) (at-large) (list) |
| Time zones |
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| • east of 169° 30' |
Alaska: UTC -9/-8
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| • west of 169° 30' |
Aleutian: UTC -10/-9
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| ISO 3166 |
US-AK |
| Abbreviations |
AK |
| Website |
www.alaska.gov |
Coordinates: 64°N 150°W / 64°N 150°W / 64; -150
Alaska (
i) is a U.S. state located in the northwest extremity of North America. The Canadian administrative divisions of British Columbia and Yukon border the state to the east; its most extreme western part is Attu Island; it has a maritime border with Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. To the north are the Chukchi and Beaufort seas–the southern parts of the Arctic Ocean. The Pacific Ocean lies to the south and southwest. Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area, the 3rd least populous and the least densely populated of the 50 United States. Approximately half of Alaska's residents (the total estimated at 738,432 by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2015) live within the Anchorage metropolitan area. Alaska's economy is dominated by the fishing, natural gas, and oil industries, resources which it has in abundance. Military bases and tourism are also a significant part of the economy.
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i/əˈlæskə/) is a U.S. state located in the northwest extremity of North America. The Canadian administrative divisions of British Columbia and Yukon border the state to the east; its most extreme western part is Attu Island; it has a maritime border with Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. To the north are the Chukchi and Beaufort seas–the southern parts of the Arctic Ocean. The Pacific Ocean lies to the south and southwest. Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area, the 3rd least populous and the least densely populated of the 50 United States. Approximately half of Alaska's residents (the total estimated at 738,432 by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2015) live within the Anchorage metropolitan area. Alaska's economy is dominated by the fishing, natural gas, and oil industries, resources which it has in abundance. Military bases and tourism are also a significant part of the economy.