Alaska
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State of Alaska | |
Nickname:
The Last Frontier
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Motto:
North to the Future
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Anthem: Alaska's Flag |
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Country | United States |
Before statehood | Territory of Alaska |
Admitted to the Union | January 3, 1959; 65 years ago (1959-01-03) (49th) |
Capital | Juneau |
Largest city | Anchorage |
Largest metro and urban areas | Anchorage |
Government | |
• Governor | Mike Dunleavy (R) |
• Lieutenant Governor | Nancy Dahlstrom (R) |
Legislature | Alaska State Legislature |
• Upper house | State Senate |
• Lower house | House of Representatives |
Judiciary | Alaska Supreme Court |
U.S. senators |
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U.S. House delegation | Mary Peltola (D) (list) |
Area | |
• Total | 665,384[1] sq mi (1,723,337 km2) |
• Land | 586,412 square miles[2] sq mi (1,518,800 km2) |
• Water | 91,316 sq mi (236,507 km2) 13.77% |
• Rank | 1st |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 1,420 mi (2,285 km) |
• Width | 2,261 mi (3,639 km) |
Elevation | 1,900 ft (580 m) |
Highest elevation | 20,310 ft (6,190.5 m) |
Lowest elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Population
(2020
[5])
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• Total | 733,391 |
• Rank | 48th |
• Density | 1.10/sq mi (0.42/km2) |
• Rank | 50th |
• Median household income | $77,800[4] |
• Income rank | 12th |
Demonym | Alaskan |
Language | |
• Official languages | Ahtna, Alutiiq, Dena'ina, Cup'ig, Deg Xinag, English, Eyak, Gwich'in, Haida, Hän, Holikachuk, Inupiaq, Koyukon, Lower Tanana, Middle Tanana, St. Lawrence Island Yupik, Tanacross, Tlingit, Tsimshian, Unangax̂, Upper Kuskokwim, Upper Tanana, Yup'ik, Wetał |
• Spoken language |
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Time zones | |
east of 169°30' | UTC−09:00 (Alaska) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−08:00 (AKDT) |
west of 169°30' | UTC−10:00 (Hawaii–Aleutian) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−09:00 (HADT) |
USPS abbreviation |
AK
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ISO 3166 code | US-AK |
Latitude | 51°20'N to 71°50'N |
Longitude | 130°W to 172°E |
Website | alaska |
Alaska
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State of Alaska | |
Nickname:
The Last Frontier
|
|
Motto:
North to the Future
|
|
Anthem: Alaska's Flag |
|
Country | United States |
Before statehood | Territory of Alaska |
Admitted to the Union | January 3, 1959; 65 years ago (1959-01-03) (49th) |
Capital | Juneau |
Largest city | Anchorage |
Largest metro and urban areas | Anchorage |
Government | |
• Governor | Mike Dunleavy (R) |
• Lieutenant Governor | Nancy Dahlstrom (R) |
Legislature | Alaska State Legislature |
• Upper house | State Senate |
• Lower house | House of Representatives |
Judiciary | Alaska Supreme Court |
U.S. senators |
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U.S. House delegation | Mary Peltola (D) (list) |
Area | |
• Total | 665,384[1] sq mi (1,723,337 km2) |
• Land | 586,412 square miles[2] sq mi (1,518,800 km2) |
• Water | 91,316 sq mi (236,507 km2) 13.77% |
• Rank | 1st |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 1,420 mi (2,285 km) |
• Width | 2,261 mi (3,639 km) |
Elevation | 1,900 ft (580 m) |
Highest elevation | 20,310 ft (6,190.5 m) |
Lowest elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Population
(2020
[5])
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• Total | 733,391 |
• Rank | 48th |
• Density | 1.10/sq mi (0.42/km2) |
• Rank | 50th |
• Median household income | $77,800[4] |
• Income rank | 12th |
Demonym | Alaskan |
Language | |
• Official languages | Ahtna, Alutiiq, Dena'ina, Cup'ig, Deg Xinag, English, Eyak, Gwich'in, Haida, Hän, Holikachuk, Inupiaq, Koyukon, Lower Tanana, Middle Tanana, St. Lawrence Island Yupik, Tanacross, Tlingit, Tsimshian, Unangax̂, Upper Kuskokwim, Upper Tanana, Yup'ik, Wetał |
• Spoken language |
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Time zones | |
east of 169°30' | UTC−09:00 (Alaska) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−08:00 (AKDT) |
west of 169°30' | UTC−10:00 (Hawaii–Aleutian) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−09:00 (HADT) |
USPS abbreviation |
AK
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ISO 3166 code | US-AK |
Latitude | 51°20'N to 71°50'N |
Longitude | 130°W to 172°E |
Website | alaska |