- Nickname: Land of the Midnight Sun
- Motto: North to the future
- Flower: Forget-me-not
- Bird: Willow ptarmigan
- Area: 663,267 square miles (2000; U.S. rank: 1st)
- Elevation: Ranges from sea level to 20,320 feet
above sea level
- Climate: Summers are short and hot, winters long and
intensely cold
- Admitted to Union: January 3, 1959
- Capital: Juneau
- Head Official: Governor Frank H. Murkowski (R)
(until 2006)
- Population
- 1980: 402,000
- 1990: 570,000
- 2000: 626,932
- 2004 estimate: 655,435
- Percent change, 1990–2000: 14.0%
- U.S. rank in 2004: 47th
- Percent of residents born in state: 38.1% (2000)
- Density: 1.1 people per square mile (2000)
- 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 27,745
- Racial and Ethnic Characteristics (2000)
- White: 434,534
- Black or African American: 21,787
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 98,043
- Asian: 25,116
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 3,309
- Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 25,852
- Other: 9,997
- Age Characteristics (2000)
- Population under 5 years old: 47,591
- Population 5 to 19 years old: 160,526
- Percent of population 65 years and over: 5.7%
- Median age: 32.4 years (2000)
- Vital Statistics
- Total number of births (2003): 10,071
- Total number of deaths (2003): 3,158 (infant deaths,
67)
- AIDS cases reported through 2003: 271
- Economy
- Major industries: Oil, government, commercial
fishing, food processing, lumber, mining
- Unemployment rate: 7.4% (January 2004)
- Per capita income: $33,254 (2003; U.S. rank: 14th)
- Median household income: $55,143 (3-year average,
2001-2003)
- Percentage of persons below poverty level: 9.0%
(3-year average, 2001-2003)
- Income tax rate: None
- Sales tax rate: None
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