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| | | ALASKA: The Great Land
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| State
Home Page: | |
http://www.state.ak.us/ | | Capital: | | Juneau | | Year Admitted
to Union: | | 1959 -
49th | | Population: | | 663,661 (2005) |
| Density: | | 1.1 persons
per sq. mi. (50th) | | Per Capita
Income: | | $33,254
(14th) | | Land Area: | | 591,004
sq mi (1st) | | Percent
of Land Federally Owned: | | 62.4 | | Governor: | | Sarah Palin |
| Lottery start-up year: | | N/A | |
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| | Ethnicity: | | White
persons: | | 467,881 (70.5%) |
| Persons
of Hispanic or Latino origin: | | 33,847 (5.1%) |
| African-American
or Black persons: | | 24,555 (3.7%) |
| American
Indian & Alaska Native Persons: | | 106,186 (16%) |
| Asian,
Pacific Islander & Native Hawaiian persons: | | 34,510 (5.2%) |
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| | Legislature | | Seats
in House: | | 40 two-year term | | Seats
in Senate: | | 20 four-year term | | Number
of Constitutions: | | 1 | | Effective
Date of Present Constitution: | | Jan. 3,
1959 | | U.S. Congressional Representatives: | | 1 | | Curious
Facts: | | A 13-year-old boy, Bennie Benson, designed the Alaskan Flag in 1926. |
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