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Alaska Fast Facts
- Nickname:
- The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun
- Motto:
- North to the Future
- Capital City:
- Juneau
- Largest city:
- Anchorage
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- east of 169° 30':
- Alaska: UTC-9/DST-8
- west of 169° 30':
- Aleutian: UTC-10/DST-9
- Population:
- Total (2000) 626,932
Alaska is a U.S. state, located on the northwest edge of North America. Alaska is by far the largest state geographically, but one of the least populated. This 49th state was admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959. "Alaska" is likely derived from the Aleut Alyeska, meaning 'great country', 'mainland' or 'great land'. Its U.S. Postal abbreviation is AK.
