Alaska's Geography & Administration: Boroughs, Census Areas & Key Cities

Alaska (largest US state by area, 3rd by total area, 7th least populous ~736K) uses boroughs instead of counties:

Organized Boroughs (19)

Aleutians East, Anchorage, Bristol Bay, Denali, Fairbanks North Star, Haines, Juneau, Kenai Peninsula, Ketchikan Gateway, Kodiak Island, Lake & Peninsula, Matanuska-Susitna, North Slope, Northwest Arctic, Petersburg, Prince of Wales-Hyder, Sitka, Skagway, Wrangell, Yakutat.

Unorganized Borough (census areas)

Aleutians West, Bethel, Dillingham, Hoonah-Angoon, Kusilvak, Nome, Prince of Wales-Hyder (part), Southeast Fairbanks, Valdez-Cordova, Yukon-Koyukuk.

Capital: Juneau (accessible only by air/sea). Largest city: Anchorage (~290K).

Landscapes: Arctic tundra, boreal forest, temperate rainforest, glaciers, volcanoes, 3M+ lakes.