Alaska Key Facts

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'.

Population

684,232 (official estimate 2008).

Population Density

0.4 per sq km.

Capital

Juneau.

Nickname

The Last Frontier or Land of the Midnight Sun.
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