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    Population
    663,661 (official estimate 2005).

    Population Density
    0.4 per sq km.

    Capital
    Juneau.

    Time
    Alaska (GMT - 9) in the greater part of the State; Hawaii-Aleutian (GMT - 10) west of 169° 30’. Daylight Saving Time is observed in the greater part of the State, but not west of 169° 30’.



    Nickname

    The Last Frontier.



    Date of admission to the Union

    3 Jan 1959.

    Forget-Me-Not.

    Willow Ptarmigan.

    Contact Information:

    Alaska Travel Industry Association
    2600 Cordova Street, Suite 201, Anchorage, AK 99503, USA
    Tel: (907) 929 2842.
    Website: www.travelalaska.com or www.alaskatia.org
    Provides tourist information to visitors and trade.

    Alaska Public Lands Information Center
    605 West Fourth Avenue, Suite 105, Anchorage, AK 99501, USA
    Tel: (907) 271 2737.
    Website: www.nps.gov/aplic
    Other offices in Fairbanks, Ketchikon and Tok.


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