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State Facts
Full Name - State of Alaska
Admitted to the Union (Rank) - January 3, 1959 (49th)
Population 2012 (Rank) - 731,449 (47th)
Land Area (Rank)
571,951 square miles; 1,481,347 square kilometers (1st)
Capital - Juneau
State Nicknames - The Last Frontier, Land of the Midnight Sun
Motto - North to the Future
Song - ““Alaska’s Flag” (music by Elinor Dusenbury, words by Marie Drake)
State Symbols
Flower: Forget-me-not
Tree: Sitka spruce
Bird: Willow ptarmigan
Gem: Jade
Mineral: Gold
Sport: Dog mushing
Fossil: Woolly mammoth
Economy
Agriculture: Seafood, nursery stock, dairy products, vegetables, livestock
Industry: Petroleum and natural gas, gold and other mining, food processing, lumber and wood products, tourism
Alaska State Flag