| State of Tennessee |
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| Ìlàjẹ́: The Volunteer State |
| Motto(s): Agriculture and Commerce |
 Map of the United States with Tennessee highlighted |
| Èdè oníibiṣẹ́ |
English |
| Orúkọaráàlú | Tennessean |
| Olúìlú | Nashville |
| Ìlú atóbijùlọ | Memphis |
| Largest metro area | Nashville Metropolitan Area |
| Àlà | Ipò 36th ní U.S. |
| - Total | 42,169 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 |
| Iyeèrò | Ipò 17th ní U.S. |
| - Total | 6,214,888 (2008 est.)[1] |
| - Density | 138.0/sq mi (53.29/km2)
Ranked 19th in the U.S. |
| Elevation | |
| - Highest point |
Clingmans Dome[2]
6,643 ft. ft (2,025 m) |
| - Mean | 900 ft (280 m) |
| - Lowest point | Mississippi River[2]
178 ft (54 m) |
| Admission to Union |
June 1, 1796 (16th) |
| Gómìnà | Bill Haslam (R) |
| Ìgbákejì Gómìnà | Ron Ramsey (R) |
| Legislature | {{{Legislature}}} |
| - Upper house | {{{Upperhouse}}} |
| - Lower house | {{{Lowerhouse}}} |
| U.S. Senators | Lamar Alexander (R)
Bob Corker (R) |
| U.S. House delegation | 5 Democrats, 4 Republicans (list) |
| Time zones | |
| - East Tennessee | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| - Middle and West | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Abbreviations |
TN Tenn. US-TN |
| Website | tennessee.gov |
