State Facts
Statehood: January 3, 1959, the 49th state.
Capital: Juneau
Total Land Area: 571,951 square miles (as of 2008).
The largest state in the country, Alaska is larger than all but 18 sovereign countries.
Tallest Peak: Denali at 20,320 feet, North America's highest point.
State Flower: Forget-me-not
State Fish: King Salmon
State Bird: Alaska Willow Ptarmigan
State Tree: Sitka Spruce
Motto: North to the Future
Nickname: The Last Frontier
Total Population: 686,293 (as of 2008).
Urban Centers:
- Municipality of Anchorage: 270,451 residents.
- Fairbanks North Star Borough: 82,840 residents.
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 59,322 residents.
- Kenai Peninsula Borough: 49,691 residents.
- City and Borough of Juneau: 30,711 residents.