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Alaska Facts
- Capital: Juneau
- Population: 626,932
- Entered the Union: January 3, 1959
- As the: 49th state
- Motto: North to the Future
- Nicknames: The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun
- 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
- 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
- Flower: Forget-me-not
- Bird: Willow Ptarmigan
- Song: "Alaska's Flag"
- Sports Teams: None
- Origin of Name: From the Aleut word meaning "great land," or "that which the sea breaks against"
- Major Industries: Oil, Fisheries, Wood
- Historical Sites: Sitka National Historical Park Totem Pole Collection
- Points of Interest: Denali National Park, Mendenhall Glacier in North Tongass National Forest, and the active volcanoes in the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes at the Katmai National Park
- Bordering States: Alaska does not border any states. However, it does border Canada and the Pacific Ocean!
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State Directory City Guides Statewide Offices Legislative Branch Judicial Branch Executive Branch- Alaska Housing Finance Corporation
- Alaska Job Center Network
- Alaska Railroad
- Department of Administration
- Department of Administration: Information Technology Group
- Department of Community and Economic Development
- Department of Corrections
- Department of Education and Early Development
- Department of Education and Early Development: Division of Libraries, Archives, and Museums
- Department of Education and Early Development: SLED: Statewide Library Electronic Doorway
- Department of Environmental Conservation
- Department of Fish and Game
- Department of Health and Social Services
- Department of Labor and Workforce Development
- Department of Law
- Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
- Department of Natural Resources
- Department of Public Safety
- Department of Revenue
- Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
- Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
- Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation
- Office of Equal Employment Opportunity
- Office of Management and Budget
- Office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman
- State Library
- State of Alaska Public Notices
- Alaska Commission on Aging
- Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority
- Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority
- Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
- Alaska Public Offices Commission
- Alaska State Council on the Arts
- Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission
- Human Rights Commission
- Regulatory Commission
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