(+1 501
or +1 907) 49th State of the USA - joined the Union in 1959
local internet code .ak.us has not been adopted
- only .com
1,700,130
km² (656,424 sq mls) - 607,000 people
phone
system
calling to Alaska
from USA 1
from most Countries
00 1
+1 xxx xxx xxxx
(10 digits
after the country code)
calling from
Alaska
local
calls
no area code
inside
the same area
national long distance
national prefix: 1
area code: xxx (always 3 digits)
number: xxx xxxx (always 7 digits)
international calls
international prefix: 011
country code:x or xx or xxx
number: ???
exeption ! Canada
or the Caribbean
(I --- --- ----)
are also part of the
North American
numbering Plan (NANP)
exampe
calling from Alaska to Phone Book
of the World
in France
011 33 1 4221 1111
11 rue des Dechargeurs
75001 Paris
usefull numbers
american operator 411
call the operator from
outside the US
+1 310 555 1212
international operator
(call from inside the US)
1010 2220
economy:
GNP
$/person ? billion $ home to ?/500 of the
World's largest companies
geography
Mount
McKinley 6,194
m
coast: Atlantic
longest river
largest lake
The golden stars represent the Big Dipper (an asterism in the constellation Ursa
Major, the Big Bear)
and the North Star, also called Polaris (representing Alaska's
northern location)
the flag was designed in 1926 by Bennie Benson, at the
time a 13 year old school boy
that had won a contest including a $ 1.000 scholarship
+ watch
short ... PBof.com/alaska
