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Alaska Facts in Brief
Alaska State Capital:
Juneau (population of about 31,262) the only state capital is the US with no road access. It can only be reached by air or sea. Learn more about Juneau, Alaska.
Alaska State Population: 626,932
Alaska Area: 586,412 sq. mi. - two and a half times larger than Texas.
Motto: North to the Future - created to represent Alaska as a land of promise.
Territory: 1912
Entered the Union: 49th state on January 3rd, 1959
Alaska State Flower: Forget-me-not - adopted 1917
Alaska State Fish: King Salmon - adopted 1962
Alaska State Bird: Ptarmigan - adopted 1955
Alaska State Tree: Sitka Spruce - adopted 1962
Alaska State Mineral: Gold - adopted 1968
Alaska State Gem: Jade - adopted 1968
Alaska State Sport: Dog Mushing - adopted 1972
Alaska State Insect: Dragonfly - adopted 1995
Alaska State Fossil: Woolly Mammoth - adopted 1986
Alaska State Mammal: Moose - adopted 1998