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Alaska is geographically the nation's largest state.
At 571,951 square miles it is more than twice the size of Texas and 547 times the size of Rhode Island. Its population of 626,932 makes it one of the smallest states, ranking 48th. It would require 54 Alaskas to equal the population of California. Alaska is the northernmost, westernmost and, (because the Aleutian chain extends beyond 180 degrees W. Longitude, easternmost state in the union. Its coastline of 6,640 miles is longer than all the rest of the nation's. Of the 20 highest peaks in the United States, 17 are in Alaska, with Denali at 20,320 ft. being the highest on the continent.
Oil, tourism, and fisheries drive the Alaska economy. The oil and gas industry is the largest component, with nearly 85% of the state's budget supplied by oil revenues. Fisheries harvests of over 6 billion pounds annually make Alaska the nation's leader and the industry a major employer in coastal communities. With over 1.1 million visitors each year, tourism-related employment is growing in importance. Alaska also contains nearly half the nation's coal reserves, its largest silver and zinc mines, and major deposits of gold.
Despite the state's frontier image, the population is quite urbanized. Half of all Alaskans live in Anchorage or surrounding areas and nearly three-quarters live in the five "railbelt" boroughs served by the state owned Alaska Railroad.
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