REGIONAL CHRONICLE · LIVING HERITAGE

Alaska

Explore this region’s place in the atlas and its connection to United States.

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AT A GLANCE

Alaska in facts

  • TypeU.S. state
  • Population733,3912020
  • Area1.72 m km²
  • CountryUnited States
Map: Natural Earth (public domain) · Open in the world map
All geographic & statistical details (16)
Density
0 people per km²
World region
Americas · Northern America
Share of United States’s area
17.5% of United States
Share of United States’s people
0.2% of United States
Regional anthem
Alaska's Flag
National anthem (United States)
"The Star-Spangled Banner" · Francis Scott Key/John Stafford Smith
Motto
“North to the Future”
Official languages
English (designated official language by Executive Order 14224, 2025), Spanish, Chamorro, Hawaiian
+ 2 moreShow lessSamoan, Carolinian
Currency
United States dollar
Calling code
+1
Drives on the
right
ISO 3166-2 code
US-AK
Official website
alaska.gov (opens in a new tab)
Time zone
UTC-9
Location
64.0°N, 150.0°W
Distance from Washington, D.C.
5,380 km (straight line)

Facts: Wikidata Q797, retrieved 1 November 2026. Figures can change; check the source for the latest. Location, time zone and distances are worked out by The Landlore from Wikidata coordinates and the IANA time zone database.

FLAG & SYMBOLS

The flag and symbols of Alaska

Flag
Flag of Alaska

Image: Benny Benson / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Coat of arms
Coat of arms or emblem of Alaska

Image: Anonymous work when published in 1910 ([3]), rendered by Ericmetro / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Motto
“North to the Future”
National anthem

Alaska's Flag

Recording: United States Navy Band / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Flag, coat of arms, motto and anthem: Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (credited above), retrieved 1 November 2026.

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Directory: UN M49 countries or areas, with 193 UN members, 2 observers and 53 other areas. Subdivisions: GeoNames, CC BY 4.0; filtered to this catalogue. Flags/symbols: flag-icons (MIT). Snapshot: 28 October 2026. Geographic groups are statistical. Associated-country links describe the cited relationship and do not settle sovereignty claims.

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