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Facts Capital : Juneau
Population : 655,435
Area : 591,004 sq miles
Motto : North to the Future
National Flag : On a blue field, eight gold stars form the Big Dipper and the North Star.
Flower : Wild forget-me-not
Bird : Willow ptarmigan
Nickname : The Last Frontier; also, the Land of the Midnight Sun.
Area Code : 907
Agriculture : Seafood, nursery stock, dairy products, vegetables, livestock.
Industry : Petroleum and natural gas, gold and other mining, food processing, lumber and wood products, tourism.