StateMaster - Alaskan Geography statistics

area > Total area > km²	1,717,855	[1st of 51]
area > Total area > miles²	663,267	[1st of 51]
area > Water area > km²	236,507	[1st of 51]
area > Water area > Percentage > Water	13.77	[11th of 51]
Geographic regions The West
Land Acreage > Total	149.408 million acres	[2nd of 45]
Land Acreage > Total Cropland	0.028 million acres	[42nd of 43]
Land Acreage > Total Forest Land	127.38 million acres	[1st of 44]
Land Acreage > Total Pasture or Range Land	22 million acres	[9th of 43]
Land area	571,951 sq mi	[1st of 56]
Land borders none; international borders: Canada
Largest cities (with populations)	Anchorage - 272,687
Percentage of area water	13.77%	[10th of 50]
State capitals (with populations)	Juneau - 31,118
Tornadoes > Fatalities	0	[40th of 55]
Tornadoes > Injuries	0	[52nd of 55]
Tornadoes > Total cost of damage	$543.00	[51st of 55]
Tornadoes > Total number	1	[51st of 55]
Total area	663,266 sq mi	[1st of 50]
Water area	91,316 sq mi	[1st of 50]

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SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by area ; US Census Bureau.; National Association of State Foresters, 2004.; US Census Bureau, 2006.; Storm Prediction Center (SPC)

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: AK

Austin, Texas has more people than Alaska.
If Alaska were its own country, it would be the 26th largest in total area, slightly larger than Iran.

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