ALASKA (AK)
The Last Frontier

Population (2003): 648,818 (47th)
Area: 663,267 sq. mi. (1st) (1,717,854 sq. km.)
Entered Union: January 3, 1959 (49th)
Flower: Forget-me-not
Bird: Willow ptarmigan
Tree: Sitka spruce
Song: "Alaska's Flag"
Capital: Juneau (population, 30,751)
Largest Cities (with pop.): Anchorage, 268,983; Fairbanks, 30,780

Important Products: oil, natural gas, fish, food products, lumber and wood products, fur

Places to Visit: Glacier Bay and Denali national parks, Mendenhall Glacier, Mount McKinley