Alaska Quick Facts
Statehood: |
January 3, 1959 (49th) |
State Capital: |
Juneau |
Land Area: |
570,374 sq. mi., Largest state |
Nickname: |
Last Frontier, Great Land, Land of the Midnight Sun |
Motto: |
North To The Future |
State Flower: |
Forget Me Not |
State Tree: |
Sitka spruce |
State Bird: |
Willow Ptarmigan |
State Song: |
Alaska's Flag |
Largest Cities: |
Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Sitka, Soldotna |
Border States: |
None |
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