Facts and FiguresArea 656,425 sq mi. Population
648,818. Capital Juneau. Admitted to
the Union January 3, 1959.
Official SymbolsThe state flag was designed by a
13-year-old schoolboy, and was adopted in 1927.
The blue field is for the sky and the
forget-me-not, the state flower. The North Star
is for the future of the state of Alaska, the
most northerly of the Union. The dipper is for
the Great Bear, symbolizing strength.