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| State of Alaska | |
| Anthem: Alaska's Flag | |
 Map of the United States with Alaska highlighted | |
| Country | United States |
| Before statehood | Territory of Alaska |
| Admitted to the Union | January 3, 1959 (49th) |
| Capital | Juneau |
| Largest city | Anchorage |
| Largest metro | Anchorage |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Mike Dunleavy (R) |
| • Lieutenant Governor | Nancy Dahlstrom (R) |
| Legislature | Alaska Legislature |
| • Upper house | Senate |
| • Lower house | House of Representatives |
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| U.S. House delegation | Mary Peltola (D-at-large) (list) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 663,268 sq mi (1,717,856 km2) |
| • Land | 571,951 sq mi (1,481,346 km2) |
| • Water | 91,316 sq mi (236,507 km2) 13.77% |
| • Rank | 1st |
| Elevation | 1,900 ft (580 m) |
| Highest elevation (Denali) | 20,310 ft (6,190.5 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 736,081 |
| • Rank | 48th |
| • Density | 1.26/sq mi (0.49/km2) |
| • Rank | 50th |
| • Median household income | 73,181 |
| • Income rank | 8 |
| Language | |
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| Time zones | |
| east of 169°30' | UTC−09:00 (Alaska) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−08:00 (ADT) |
| west of 169°30' | UTC−10:00 (Hawaii-Aleutian) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−09:00 (HADT) |
| USPS abbreviation | AK |
| ISO 3166 code | US-AK |
| Latitude | 51°20'N to 71°50'N |
| Longitude | 130°W to 172°E |
| Website | alaska |
| Alaska state symbols | |
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| Living insignia | |
| Bird | Willow ptarmigan |
| Dog breed | Alaskan Malamute |
| Fish | King salmon |
| Flower | Forget-me-not |
| Insect | Four-spot skimmer dragonfly |
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| Tree | Sitka Spruce |
| Inanimate insignia | |
| Fossil | Woolly Mammoth |
| Gemstone | Jade |
| Mineral | Gold |
| Other | Dog mushing (state sport) |
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| State quarter | |
 Released in 2008 | |
| Lists of United States state symbols | |
Alaska (/əˈlæskə/ (
listen)), officially the State of Alaska, is a state in the United States. It is in the northwest corner of North America.
Alaska does not touch other US states. It has borders with Canada, the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Bering Sea, and the Bering Strait.The United States bought Alaska from Russia on March 30, 1867. This was called the Alaska Purchase. This prevented Russia from having land on continental North America. Alaska cost $7.2 million. Today, that would be $120 million. The price was about $0.02 per acre ($4.74/km2).
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