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Tennessee

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(Àtúnjúwe láti Ipinle Tennessee)
State of Tennessee
Flag of Tennessee State seal of Tennessee
Àsìá Èdìdí
Ìlàjẹ́: The Volunteer State
Motto(s): Agriculture and Commerce
Map of the United States with Tennessee highlighted
Map of the United States with Tennessee highlighted
Èdè oníibiṣẹ́ English
OrúkọaráàlúTennessean
OlúìlúNashville
Ìlú atóbijùlọMemphis
Largest metro areaNashville Metropolitan Area
Àlà Ipò 36th ní U.S.
 - Total42,169 sq mi
(109,247 km2)
 - Width120 miles (195 km)
 - Length440 miles (710 km)
 - % water2.2
 - Latitude34° 59′ N to 36° 41′ N
 - Longitude81° 39′ W to 90° 19′ W
Iyeèrò Ipò 17th ní U.S.
 - Total6,214,888 (2008 est.)[1]
- Density138.0/sq mi  (53.29/km2)
Ranked 19th in the U.S.
Elevation 
 - Highest point Clingmans Dome[2]
6,643 ft. ft (2,025 m)
 - Mean900 ft  (280 m)
 - Lowest pointMississippi River[2]
178 ft (54 m)
Admission to Union  June 1, 1796 (16th)
GómìnàBill Haslam (R)
Ìgbákejì GómìnàRon Ramsey (R)
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U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander (R)
Bob Corker (R)
U.S. House delegation 5 Democrats, 4 Republicans (list)
Time zones 
 - East TennesseeEastern: UTC-5/-4
 - Middle and WestCentral: UTC-6/-5
Abbreviations TN Tenn. US-TN
Websitetennessee.gov

Tennessee


  1. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
  2. 1 2 "Elevations and Distances in the United States". U.S Geological Survey. 29 April 2005. Archived from the original on 1 June 2008. Retrieved December 16 2008. Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help); Check date values in: |access-date= (help)