State nickname: The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun Other U.S. States Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Governor Frank Murkowski (R) Official languages English Area 1,067,653 mi² / 1,717,854 km² (1st) - Land 1,481,347 km² - Water 236,507 km² (13. ... Juneau City and Borough is a borough located on the Gastineau Channel in the Alexander Archipelago in the State of Alaska. ... Sitka City and Borough is a borough located on the west side of Baranof Island in the Alexander Archipelago of the Pacific Ocean (part of the Alaska Panhandle), in the state of Alaska. ... Yakutat City and Borough is a borough and a city located in Alaska. ... Flag Ratio: 125:177 The flag of Alaska was designed in 1927 by Bennie Benson, a 13-year-old Native American schoolboy who won a competition out of 142 entries. ... Haines is a city located in Haines Borough, Alaska. ... Theodore Fulton Ted Stevens (born November 18, 1923) is an American politician from Alaska. ... Francis Hughes Murkowski (born March 28, 1933) is a Polish-American politician who is the current Governor of Alaska and a member of the Republican Party. ... Office: Junior Senator, Alaska Political party: Republican Term of office: January, 2005 – Present Preceded by: Frank Murkowski Succeeded by: Incumbent (2011) Date of birth: May 22, 1957 Place of birth: Ketchikan, Alaska Marriage: Verne Martell Lisa Ann Murkowski (born May 22, 1957) is a Polish-American politician. ... Donald Edwin Young (born June 9, 1933), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Alaska since a 1973 special election to replace Nick Begich, who died in a plane crash. ...