Nickname: Land of The Midnight Sun
Capital City: Juneau
Statehood: January 3, 1959
Population: 609,311
Area: 589,757 Sq. mi.
Highest Point: Mt. McKinley 20,320 feet
Bird: Willow Ptarmigan
Flower: Forget-Me-Not
Tree: Sitka spruce
Song: Alaska's Flag