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Alaska

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State of Alaska
Flag of Alaska State seal of Alaska
Flag Èdìdí
Ìlàjẹ́: The Last Frontier
Motto(s): North to the Future
Map with Alaska highlighted
Map with Alaska highlighted
Èdè oníibiṣẹ́ None[1][2]
Spoken language(s) English 89.7%,
Native North American 5.2%,
Spanish 2.9%
Orúkọaráàlú Alaskan
Olúìlú Juneau
Ìlú atóbijùlọ Anchorage
Àlà  Ipò 1st ní U.S.
 - Total 663,268 sq mi
(1,717,854 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
Iyeèrò  Ipò 47th ní U.S.
 - Total 686,293 (2008 est.)[3]
626,932 (2000)
Density 1.03/sq mi  (0.4/km2)
Ranked 50th in the U.S.
 - Median income  US$64,333 (4th)
Elevation  
 - Highest point Mount McKinley[4]
20,320 ft (6,193.7 m)
 - Mean 1900 ft  (580 m)
 - Lowest point Pacific Ocean[4]
sea level
Admission to Union  January 3, 1959 (49th)
Gómìnà Sean Parnell (R)
Ìgbákejì Gómìnà Craig Campbell (R)
Legislature {{{Legislature}}}
 - Upper house {{{Upperhouse}}}
 - Lower house {{{Lowerhouse}}}
U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R)
Mark Begich (D)
U.S. House delegation Don Young (R) (list)
Time zones  
 - east of 169° 30' Alaska: UTC-9/DST-8
 - west of 169° 30' Aleutian: UTC-10/DST-9
Abbreviations AK US-AK
Website alaska.gov
Alaska State Symbols
The flag of Alaska.

Animate insignia
Bird Willow Ptarmigan
Fish King Salmon
Flower Forget-me-not
Insect Four-spotted Skimmer Dragonfly
Mammal Moose, Bowhead whale
Tree Sitka Spruce

Inanimate insignia
Fossil Woolly mammoth
Mineral Gold
Rock Jade
Slogan(s) Beyond Your Dreams, Within Your Reach
Soil Tanana
Song(s) Alaska's Flag
Sport Mushing

Route marker(s)
Alaska Route Marker

State Quarter
Quarter of Alaska
Released in 2008

Lists of United States state insignia