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Capital:
Juneau
State abbreviation/Postal code: Alaska/AK
Governor:
Sarah Palin, R (to Dec. 2010)
Lieut. Governor:
Sean Parnell, R (to Dec. 2010)
Senators:
Lisa Murkowski, R (to Jan. 2011); Ted
Stevens, R (to Jan. 2009)
U.S.
Representatives: 1
Historical biographies of Congressional members
Atty. General:
Talis J. Colberg (apptd. by gov.)
Organized as
territory: 1912
Entered Union
(rank): Jan. 3, 1959 (49)
Constitution
ratified: April 24, 1956
Motto:
North to the Future
State symbols:
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flower |
forget-me-not
(1949) |
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tree |
sitka spruce
(1962) |
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bird |
willow
ptarmigan (1955) |
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fish |
king salmon
(1962) |
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song |
“Alaska's
Flag” (1955) |
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gem |
jade
(1968) |
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marine
mammal |
bowhead whale
(1983) |
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fossil |
woolly
mammoth (1986) |
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mineral |
gold
(1968) |
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sport |
dog mushing
(1972) |
Nickname:
The state is commonly called “The Last Frontier” or
“Land of the Midnight Sun”
Origin of name:
Corruption of Aleut word meaning “great land” or
“that which the sea breaks against”
10 largest cities
(2005 est.): Anchorage, 275,043;
Fairbanks, 31,324; Juneau, 30,987;
Sitka, 8,986; Wasilla, 8,471; Kenai, 7,464;
Ketchikan, 7,410; Palmer, 6,920; Kodiak, 6,273;
Bethel, 6,262;
Land area:
571,951 sq mi. (1,4 81,353 sq km)
Geographic
center: 60 mi. NW of Mt. McKinley
Number of boroughs
(counties): 27
Largest borough by
population and area: Anchorage, 275,043 (2005);
Yukon-Koyukuk, 145,900 sq mi.
State parks:
more than 100 (3.5 million acres)
Residents:
Alaskan
2005 resident
population est.: 663,661
2000 resident
census population (rank): 626,932 (48). Male:
324,112 (51.7%); Female: 302,820 (48.3%).
White: 434,534 (69.3%); Black: 21,787
(3.5%); American Indian and Alaska Native:
98,043 (15.6%); Asian: 25,116 (4.0%);
Other race: 9,997 (1.6%); Two or more races:
34,146 (5.4%); Hispanic/Latino: 25,852
(4.1%). 2000 percent population 18 and over:
69.6; 65 and over: 5.7; median age:
32.4.
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