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Population
684,232 (official estimate 2008).

Population Density
0.4 per sq km.

Capital
Juneau.

Time
Alaska: GMT - 9 (GMT - 8 from second Sunday in March to first Sunday in November) in the greater part of the state .
Hawaii-Aleutian: GMT - 10 west of 169° 30’.

The Last Frontier or Land of the Midnight Sun.

Contact Information:

Alaska Travel Industry Association
2600 Cordova Street, Suite 201, Anchorage, AK 99503, USA
Tel: (907) 929 2842.
Website: www.travelalaska.com

Alaska Public Lands

Information Center
605 West Fourth Avenue, Suite 105, Anchorage, AK 99501, USA
Tel: (907) 271 2737.
Website: www.nps.gov/aplic
Other offices in Fairbanks, Ketchikan and Tok.

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