State of Alaska

Official Seal
Alaska

• The State of Alaska is the 49th U.S. state.
• Alaska received statehood on January 3, 1959.
• Alaska's state capital is Juneau.
• Alaska's state postal abbreviation is AK.

Official Flag
Alaska

Alaska's Bird, Flower, Motto, Song, Tree

• Official State Bird: Willow Ptarmigan
• Official State Bird Latin Name: Lagopus lagopus
  
  
• Official State Flower: Forget-me-not
• Official State Flower Latin Name: Myosotis alpestris subsp. asiatica
• Year: 1917
  
  
• Official State Motto: North to the Future
• Official State Motto Latin Translation:
  
  
• Official State Song: Alaska's Flag
  
  
• Official State Tree: Sitka spruce
• Official State Tree Latin Name: Picea sitchensis
• Year: 1962

Alaska's State Government

• Official State Government: Alaska
• State Income, Sales, or Corporate Taxes: Tax Division
• Official State Lottery: Alaska

Alaska's Public Safety

• State Amber Alert: Alaska
• U.S. Government: Amber Alert
• State Highway Traffic Reports: Alaska
• State Sex Offenders Registry: Alaska
• State Vehicle Registration and Drivers Licenses: Division of Motor Vehicles