Alaska

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Province of 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.