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| Capitol City |
Fairbanks |
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Year admitted into union
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Jan. 3, 1959
Alaska is 47 years old |
| Year Settled |
1784 |
| Bird |
Willow Ptarmigan |
| Flower |
Forget-me-not |
State Flag
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flag's history.
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| Tree |
Sitka spruce |
| Motto |
North to the future |
| Song |
Alaska’s flag |
| Origin of Name |
Aleut word Alyeska – The great land |
| Nickname |
Last Frontier, Land of the Midnight Sun, Great
Land
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| Area and Rank |
586412 Sq mi, Rank 1ST! largest |
| Extent |
1360 mi N-S 2350 mi E-W |
| Highest Elevation |
Mount Mc Kinley 20320 ft HIGHEST PEAK IN AMERICA
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| Lowest Elevation |
Sea level |
| Population |
648,818 rank 47th most populated state |
| Ethnic Break Down |
White 69.3%
Black 3.5%
Hispanic 4.1%
Asian 4.0 %
American Indian 15.6% |
| Population Density |
1.1 people sq mi |
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Economy
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| Service industry |
Government, Schools Hospitals, Shipping, Telephone
company’s
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| Manufacturing |
Petroleum, Gold, Zinc, Coal, Crushed stone, Wood,
Paper,Petroleum products and food processing.
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| Agriculture |
NONE |
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