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Country Guide > North America > United States of America > Alaska | |
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General Information Nickname The Last Frontier State bird Willow Ptarmigan State flower Forget-Me-Not Capital Juneau Date of admission to the Union January 3 1959
Population 655,435 (official estimate 2004) Population density 0.4 per sq km 2003 total overseas arrivals/US ranking Under 38,000 Time Alaska (GMT - 9) in the greater part of the State; Hawaii-Aleutian (GMT - 10) west of 169° 30’. Daylight Saving Time is observed in the greater part of the State, but not west of 169° 30’. The State The largest state in the USA, Alaska is a sparsely populated land of immense natural beauty. At one-fifth the size of the lower 48 States, Alaska has 3 million lakes, over 3000 rivers, 17 of the USA’s 20 highest peaks, 100,000 glaciers and 15 national parks, preserves and monuments. |
