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Tennessee (U.S. state)

State of Tennessee
Flag of Tennessee State seal of Tennessee
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): The Volunteer State
Motto(s): Agriculture and Commerce
Map of the United States with Tennessee highlighted
Official language English
Demonym Tennessean
Capital
(and largest city)
Nashville
Largest metro Nashville Metropolitan Area
Area Ranked 36th
 • Total 42,143 sq mi
(109,247 km2)
 • Width 120 miles (195 km)
 • Length 440 miles (710 km)
 • % water 2.2
 • Latitude 34° 59′ N to 36° 41′ N
 • Longitude 81° 39′ W to 90° 19′ W
Population Ranked 16th
 • Total 6,651,194 (2016 est.)
 • Density 157.8/sq mi  (60.9/km2)
Ranked 20th
 • Median household income $47,330 (42nd)
Elevation
 • Highest point Clingmans Dome
6,643 ft (2025 m)
 • Mean 900 ft  (270 m)
 • Lowest point Mississippi River at Mississippi border
178 ft (54 m)
Before statehood Southwest Territory
Admission to Union June 1, 1796 (16th)
Governor Bill Haslam (R)
Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally (R)
Legislature General Assembly
 • Upper house Senate
 • Lower house House of Representatives
U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander (R)
Bob Corker (R)
U.S. House delegation 7 Republicans, 2 Democrats (list)
Time zones  
 • East Tennessee Eastern: UTC -5/-4
 • Middle and West Central: UTC -6/-5
ISO 3166 US-TN
Abbreviations TN, Tenn.
Website www.tennessee.gov
Tennessee state symbols
Flag of Tennessee.svg
Tennesseestateseallrg.png
Living insignia
Amphibian Tennessee cave salamander
Bird Mockingbird
Bobwhite quail
Butterfly Zebra swallowtail
Fish Channel catfish
Smallmouth bass
Flower Iris
Passion flower
Tennessee echinacea
Insect Firefly
Lady beetle
Honey bee
Mammal Tennessee Walking Horse
Raccoon
Reptile Eastern box turtle
Tree Tulip poplar
Eastern red cedar
Inanimate insignia
Beverage Milk
Dance Square dance
Firearm Barrett M82
Food Tomato
Fossil Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) thoracica
Gemstone Tennessee River pearl
Mineral Agate
Motto Agriculture and Commerce
Poem "Oh Tennessee, My Tennessee" by William Lawrence
Rock Limestone
Slogan Tennessee – America at its Best
Song Nine songs
Tartan Tennessee State Tartan
State route marker
Tennessee state route marker
State quarter
Tennessee quarter dollar coin
Released in 2002
Lists of United States state symbols

Tennessee (Listeni/tɛnˈs/) (Cherokee: ᏔᎾᏏ, translit. Tanasi) is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th largest and the 16th most populous of the 50 United States. Tennessee is bordered by Kentucky and Virginia to the north, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, and Arkansas and Missouri to the west. The Appalachian Mountains dominate the eastern part of the state, and the Mississippi River forms the state's western border. Nashville is the state's capital and largest city, with a population of 660,388. Tennessee's second largest city is Memphis, which has a population of 652,717.


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