Alaska Facts:

• Population: 648,818 (1.1 persons per square mile). Half of the population lives around the city of Anchorage.
• Alaska is 2.5 times larger then Texas and about 70 times larger than New Jersey.
• Major historical religions of Alaska: Native Animism, Russian Orthodox.
• There are over 100 villages without a gospel witness.
• Social Issues of the North: alcoholism, drug abuse, suicide, domestic violence, and depression.
• Social people groups: Native Alaskans, government workers/military personnel, bush settlers, and fishermen.
• Southeast Alaska (a.k.a. "The Panhandle") is comprised of 1,000 islands and has no connecting roads. It also contains the northernmost temperate rainforest.
• State flower: the Forget-Me-Not.

Fun Facts:

• Only Alaskan radio stations can broadcast personal messages for those without two way communication.
• The mosquito is the unofficial state bird.
• Glaciers cover approximately 28,800 square miles, or three percent of Alaska.
• Official nickname: "The Last Frontier".
• There are no skunks or snakes in Alaska.