Alaska
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Province of the Canadian Republic | |
300 px Location/map in the extreme northwest of Canada | |
Country | Canada |
Confederation | 17 May 1884 |
Capital | Juneau |
Largest city | Anchorage |
Official language | English |
Demonym | Alaskan |
Government | Federated provincial government within a constitutional parliamentary republic |
Deputy President | Marlon Mayes |
Premier | Jordan Marshall |
Legislature | Assembly of Alaska |
Federal representation | Parliament of Canada |
House seats | 2 out of 338 |
Senate seats | 2 out of 37 |
Area | 1,717,856 km2 |
Population | • 2,889,584 (2016 census) • 3,337,100 (2020 Q4 est.) • Ranked 13 out of 13 provinces • 0.43/km2 |
Time zone | UTC -9 (-8 DST) |
Postal abbr. | AK |
Post code prefix | Y |
Internet TLD | .ak.ca |
Flower | Forget-me-not |
Tree | Sitka spruce |
Bird | Willow ptarmigan |
Alaska is the westernmost of Canada's 13 provinces, as well as the largest province by land area and fourth-least populated. Its capital is Juneau, and its main port city and most populous municipality is Anchorage. It consists of 30 counties, which form the upper tier of local government in the province.