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State nickname: Volunteer State | |||||
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Capital | Nashville | ||||
Area - Total - Land - Water - % water |
Ranked 36th 109,247 kmē 106,846 kmē 2,400 kmē 2.2% | ||||
Population
- Total (2000) - Density |
Ranked 16th
5,689,283 52/kmē | ||||
Admittance into Union
- Order - Date | 16th June 1, 1796 | ||||
Time zone |
Eastern: UTC-5/-4 Central: UTC-6/-5 Eastern TN in Eastern, Western TN in Central | ||||
Latitude Longitude |
35°N to 36°41'N 81°37'W to 90°28'W | ||||
Width Length Elevation -Highest -Mean -Lowest |
195 km 710 km 2,025 meters 275 meters 54 meters | ||||
ISO 3166-2: | US-TN |
USS Tennessee was named in honor of this state.
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See:List of Tennessee Governors
It is bordered on the north by Kentucky and Virginia, on the east by North Carolina, on the south by Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, and on the west by Arkansas and Missouri. The state is bisected by the Tennessee River[?].
The state of Tennessee is traditionally divided by its people into three grand divisions - East, Middle, and West Tennessee.
The capital is Nashville. Other important cities are Bristol-Kingsport-Johnson City, Oak Ridge, Chattanooga, Memphis and Knoxville. As of 2000, the population is 5,689,283.
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