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State Trivia for AK

State:	Alaska
Abbreviation:	AK
Capital:	Juneau
Largest City:	Anchorage
Population:	627400
Land-Square Miles:	570,374
Land-Square Miles Rank:	1
Highest Point:	Mount McKinley, 20,320 ft.
Governor of Alaska:	Sarah Palin
Political Party:	Republican
Seat Up:	2010
Entered Union:	January 3, 1959
State Number:	49th
State Motto:	North to the Future
State Nickname:	The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun
State Flower:	Forget Me Not
StateFlower2:	Myosotis alpestris
State Bird:	Willow Ptarmigan
State Song:	Alaska's Flag
Sports Team:	None
Origin Of The State Name:	From the Aleut word meaning "great land," or "that which the sea breaks against"
Major Industries:	Oil, Fisheries and Wood
Historical Sites:	Sitka National Historical Park Totem Pole Collection
Points Of Interest:	Denali National Park, Mendenhall Glacier in North Tongass National Forest, and the active volcanoes in the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes at the Katmai National Park
Bordering States:	Alaska borders Canada and the Pacific Ocean