ALASKA ALASKA U.S POPULATION INDUSTRY NATURAL RESOURCES GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION YEAR OF ADMISSION 1959 ORDER OF ADMISSION 49TH DATE OF CURRENT STATE CONSTITUTION 1959 CAPITAL JUNEAU POPULATION 609000 1997 LAND AREA 570374 SQ MI POPULATION DENSITY 1.1 PERSON PER SQ MI NICKNAME THE LAST FRONTIER UNOFFICIAL MOTTO NORTH TO THE FUTURE GOVERNMENT CONFIGURATION BICAMERAL LEGISLATURE HOUSES 2 NUMBER OF STATE SENATORS 20 NUMBER OF STATE REPRESENTATIVES 40 NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES IN U.S CONGRESS 1 MAIN INDUSTRIES OIL GAS TOURISM COMMERCIAL FISHING MINING FORESTRY MAJOR NATURAL RESOURCES FERTILE SOIL OIL NATURAL GAS COAL GOLD ZINC TIN WATER
