[2] The Alaska Legislature meets in the State Capitol building in Juneau.

Alaska has two levels of local government, including boroughs (of which there are 19) and cities (currently 144).

Boroughs in Alaska play a role very similar to Counties in 48 other states and Parishes in Louisiana.

[3] Owing to the state's low population density, most of the land is located in the Unorganized Borough which, as the name implies, has no intermediate borough government of its own, but is administered directly by the state government.

Home rule cities and boroughs also have greater authority in land use planning, transportation infrastructure, licensing, regulation, waste disposal, economic development, emergency medical services and so on.